Stream of Thought

Stuck In My Head

It had been coming since before the accident.

But the smack-down of the blow to my head with a force like God itself smiting me –

And the once-hidden fear that had been buried brought blaringly to the surface that he would never love me,

All of it had been building to create a perfect storm for years so that when we ended suddenly,

There was a snap-back effect which left me stuck upside down and in reverse, unable to right myself up again.

Stream of Thought

Love Returned

As the trauma begins to finally ease from occipital base release, alarmed nerves begin to calm and I remember times that things were still good between us.

He used to help me stretch-pop my back in a bear hug, for example.

And he would playfully tease me for and tolerate my affectionate pounce-snuggling.

Let the rain come down and wash my senses clean, replacing the bad with the much-needed good memories.

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Reframing

O blessed relief!

As my hindbrain begins to decompress after treatment, at last interpretations about the past begin to perceptably shift in the core of it.

For a moment, I could feel that what happened was never really about me.

I was just the golem in the scenery.

(Reference to the book, The Blue Adept.)

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Inside These Walls

I usually do not speak of the things that I write here in person.

They are on deeper processing levels than the average superficial politeness engaged between people allows room for.

To love me is to truly know and see me – to want that which is broken just as much as that which still retains its radiance.

But I have no idea how to break the silence to reach out, find, and bridge to someone prospectively designed for me.

On the surface, who I am presents a facade of intent direction and confused perplexion that hides behind an inclusive smile.

Not much of an ice breaker, and if pressured, I revert to autopilot.

Photography

“My Bird Plant”

Zoom to tall, thin plant on right.
Athena Stairs, June 5, 2023

When I purchased this lovely after going back and forth in my head and to the store a couple of times, it was centered with its fronds going different directions.

Now that I have given it a new home, it seems to seek more rays of light and has moved it fronds to gaze wistfully out the window.

Is it happy here? For the stalks are not leaning. It needs the protection that I provide and is tall and straight as it watches, as if it is dreaming.

Perhaps, afterall, it is happy with the view.

Poetic Musings

Quivering

In me, there is shifting self confidence:
I am not just a woman – but a warrior.

Do not expect me to have it all together:
If there is a cause, my passion feathers.

When I think of having a new relationship,
Is there room in physiological limitations?

I can barely pull myself together in any minute –
Let alone pretend within any barriers, restricted.

Stream of Thought

Kept Promises

Once I had met my fiance, I set out to find us a new place where we could have our family.

The journey uprooted me, and I traveled along different paths than I had ever gone on before, encountering many road blocks and difficulties.

I asked him for his patience and to believe in me. I promised I would succeed again and that he could count on me.

And though he left when it got very hard and is no longer with me, I am beginning to feel trickles of a great satisfaction coming because I am finding my groove again – and manifesting.

Stream of Thought

The Ward

The long mirror on her bedroom had been there for who knew how long. It was rippled and disorted the figure, making difficult issues seem even more unapproachable.

She decided one day to completely cover it by a long, dark-woven blue and green hued symbol and floral patterns. Once it could no longer be seen, she soon felt her health recovering.