order of spiralling down the straits line
not always at 36.6° C
step 1 – tired, bored, sleepy
my eyes, head, and back hurt;
step 2 – rejection
of everything that comes to mind
though I try hard
to stay afloat
nothing helps;
step 3 – burying my wrath
in the ground
no one can turn the tide;
step 4 – depression
feeling low with my writing ego
I can’t put a single word
on paper until
step 5 – I can read
some instructions, inspirations, incantations
entertaining my head
and saying hello to me a billion times
until
step 6 – I dive into it
breaking my pen off with inconsistency
in a smooth surge of sentences
streaming like the fastest
Internet connection;
nothing can stop me now, I am invincible
just a small blemish on my carpet
until this whole machine
starts spinning again
at a rhythm unknown to me
ready to be
calmed down
constantly
in this circle of life
the inevitability every time
occurring in my life
with such an
irrationally invigorating impetus
About the Creator
Moon Desert
UK-based
BA in Cultural Studies
Crime Fiction: Love
Poetry: Friend
Psychology: Salvation
Where wild roses grow full of words...
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Brilliant, moody and sad, I got to the end of this and had to put a Siouxsie and the Banshees record on! Will always love your work!