Once Again

 

Once again

I lay upon my bed

and helplessly succumb

to the power you have over me…

 

Once again

I cry, for I am overcome with

chills while you loom over me; an univited

guest in my sanctuary; a threat to my sanity.

 

Once again

I bury my face in my pillow, with my

body in a self – protective fetal curl. I shut my eyes

tightly and wish you away, but you  won’t go; Oh no,

no, no, instead you come and wrap me in a cruel embrace, and

 

Once again, I am yours.

Author's Note

My muse here is migraine.....it's not just a headache.....a headache is only a (common) symptom. It is a neurological syndrome and can cause all kinds of weird symptoms. My reference to "chills" is a symptom that I get and feels like the edge of hypothermia. The pic shows nails, which represents the "pins & needles" effect that affects only my left side, and a flower, which represents the good things in my life that can be overshadowed by the episodes.

Reviews

[jen -- JG]

Once again you have an image in your writing - perfect tree - could this be the tree of life?
Headaches are the pits, migranes are a psychedelic travesty to our continued health. It isn't just the pain, it's everything else. Sorta like morning sickness and giving birth through the brain at the same time!

This is a cleverly written piece because it smacks of things other than a migrane, yet the clue is there in the third stanza

" I bury my face in my pillow, with my

body in a self � protective fetal curl. I shut my eyes

tightly and wish you away, but you won't go;"


This is a position and a statement migrane sufferers know too well.

A very good and clever write that without your explanitory notes would be read much differently - even so - it is an attack on you - you are being abused - not by a person but by the hell that is known as "migrane.

Jen - JG

[JayaMae]

I love the imagery here. Very lovely and thought provoking.

[Lea Jane]

Woahh... this is really really good. Sounds exactly like what you were talking about the other day. Yikes. :P

[Donald Cole]

wow. this amazes me as I applied my life experiences to it. a universal poem, and with a purpose. awesome. Don

[BlakeL79]

This sounds like a cruel lover, who takes but never gives.
Having never suffered from migraines, I am unable to relate except in that I do loathe situations of powerlessness and this reminds me of it. Honestly it somewhat frightens me in that I strive to conquer that which I feel I cannot control, and yet being so afflicted I would be unable to do anything. May these burdens be lifted from you one day.

[Fran Marie]

Grand use of metaphores/personification in this descriptive write
without your author's note ~ I would have thought
the` uninvited guest` was a human intruder/abuser
of sorts rather than a migraine headache~Well DonE!~Fran

[Tara Jean Olson]

well done. you truly conveyed an effective message, and with a shocking conclusion!

[Diana Owen Busy with Li..]

perfect... the imagery is beautiful.

[Ken Simm.]

I know what you go through. I suffer as well. I could not write this however. A wonderful descriptive piece.

[Robert Luna]

I know you wrote this about a migraine. But as I read this I could not help but to be reminded when I was a child having this fear that a maniac axe murderer was going to pass by my window and chop my head off. So I thought I would out smart them by covering my head up with the blankets, so if they looked in my window they would think my head was already missing and wouldn't bother trying to come get me. LOL the crazy things we think when we were kids. But it seemed to work because here I am alive a well today and still have my head. LOL

I liked his piece and the flowing nature of it. I have never had a migraine knock of wood. But have known people that suffer with them and how horrible they are. It was nice to see take something so painful and watch you turn i into a piece of art.


Great Job!!!!!!

[Rhiannon Dragonraine]

Wow, honsetly I must say this brought something very different to mind, and well the emotion is quite the same, this was painful and heart wrenching, yet so eloquently described. I think it is important for a reader to connect to what you write; even if they connect in reference to something different than what you were actually talking about if there is an emotional responce it is worth it, and you definitely acheived that here. Good Job- and I so hope that you don't go through this very often.
Brightest Blessings and Warmest Wishes,
Rhiannon