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Migraine

I've done it again.
When will I ever learn?
The signs were nice and clear, and I should have known.
I should've acted sooner.

Now everything is a blur.
There are two Jai-jas sitting in front of me.
My neighbors are fighting, and it sounds like an Imax.
All the lights are off, yet it's as bright as a strobe in here.

I'd give anything to be ok again.
My drugs need to work faster.
And all I can think about right now
Is how I just want to find a dark corner and die....
— infinite_dwarf, May 29, 2008

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Region, Country: North Carolina, USA, USA

Favorite Poets: E.A. Poe, Lewis Carroll, Charles Bukowski, Michael McClure, Lawrence Ferlenghetti.

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orgami

18 years ago

in the corner and holding fast

i wish you well i true ly do im submerging myself now with things sweating heat guilt shame rage ah well weekend is coming gotta be straight when the kids are here but for now im lost in the world jabbawocky and 222's wish you the bestest thats all i can do really!!! im sorry i cant do more o
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rider68

18 years ago

Sorry Jess

Hopefully you will switch off and get a nights rest, Happy thoughts for a better day tomorrow, Take care Best Regards Peter ~~~~~~~~~Creativity Is to think more efficiently~~~~~~~~~~
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poewriter58

18 years ago

Jess

I've seen this many times and pain for you each time yes when will you learn I'll just whisper then and as I always tell you headphones on nice soft music and a cool compress and flood your system with water or iced tea let me know when you are feeling better and just tell the neighbors STFU Mom
infinite_dwarf

infinite_dwarf

18 years ago

Thx all...

Cup of coffee, and an hour's nap did the trick. Steven - Thank you. I like how you turned your comment into a small poem there. Mark - Many thanks, friend - and love the new pic. Hope the little 'un won the prize. Peter - Switched off was the first thing I did - and buried my head under the pillow. The dark and quiet helped immensely. Mom - Unfortunately, was on the road when this occured, so couldn't take anything for it. I thought it was a stress headache, and nothing cures those except sleep. Aleve, sleep and coffee cured it, though. I've given up with the neighbors. In the brilliant words of Jess Elf: fuckem!! ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ "Political Correctness is a doctrine, fostered by a delusional, illogical, liberal minority and rabidly promoted by an unscrupulous mainstream media, which holds forth the proposition that it is entirely possible to pick up a turd by the clean end."
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rider68

18 years ago

I Had To Reply

Hi Jess.... Over in the U.K It's now 7.40 am.....So Good Morning, I should be putting a presentation together, But just had to reply, So Glad you're feeling better, thankyou for your post, (will reply later) For the neighbours I find an AK47 will quieten most situations, a few short bursts, Scare the crap out of them, (Bastards) no consideration! So glad your feeling better, Take care, Kindest Regards Peter ~~~~~~~~~Creativity Is to think more efficiently~~~~~~~~~~
Kailashana

Kailashana

18 years ago

Love the poem, Jess! … we

Love the poem, Jess! ... we *poets* can and do make a poem out of anything and everything, n'est-ce pas? and that DOES make us feel better in the long run.. for many years, I was free of these headaches, it seems this year it has been making a resurgence...with a vengeance. even as i write this words... long story short i had it so bad i actually pounded my head on the wall, and that made me feel better for a few seconds... the bump eventually went away;-0 ~Anna
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pinksheep

18 years ago

I

get pains in the neck and my head feels heavy and then i d'ont write anything you put pen to paper that is good, please bear with me i would like to see more of a poem of this, as we speak you probably are trying to work on it now , in my poems i can not get away from pure description or i say something and it has no connection to anything, you have a subject may i say an extremely meaningful subject-Also may i add i look noble writing this yet if it was not for the people above i would not have written anything, i am sorry to have to admit to that, i am shabby-The bus stop outside our flat has been smashed up again though it has not inspired a poem-Tellem Fuckem i thought that poem was superb myself also, though they will only laugh at you, these people have great power and wealth , funny though one is now a tremendous poet keith (prof) who looks at matters differently now, but that is extremely rare i think-Regards-please forgive lack of fullstops i d'ont come up for air-Regards once more-
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Sean

18 years ago

My Advil is Vipassana,and

My Advil is Vipassana,and while migraines are unknown to me your writing has made it quite clear what they're all about. Nice work.
infinite_dwarf

infinite_dwarf

18 years ago

Thanks again, all.

Peter - It's not worth the hassle to do all the paperwork on an AK, plus pay a tax, and FFL fee. My 9mm is just as scary - and it's legal - though shooting them isn't! LOL! Hope your presentation went well. Lots of shiny things and pictures, I hope? Kaila - Many years ago, they were diagnosed as "cluster migraines." As I had told Mark in an email, I usually try to find and solve the trigger before taking meds. (i.e. low blood sugar = I go eat) I agree that it's a cool feeling when one can whip up a poem about anything. Thanks for reading. Pinksheep - I'd be open to entertaining suggestions on how this can be expanded. It was just supposed to be a little nonsense write, and I had no idea it would receive the attention it did. Yes - I agree, Jess Elf, Keith, and many others are quite talented, and I enjoy reading their work. Shall I get you a snorkel, then?? You won't have to come up as often. *winks* Janice - Thanks for reading, and your comments. Richard - Ahh well, what's life without a little pain, eh? Thanks for reading and commenting. Sean - Now that you know what they are, I hope you never experience one. You literally feel like you want to die. Thanks so much for your comments, and cool picture by the way!! ~Jess K. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ~ "The tree of liberty must be refreshed from time to time with the blood of patriots and tyrants." - Thomas Jefferson ~ "Tonight's forcast: dark, continued dark tonight, turning to partly light in the morning..." - George Carlin
Kailashana

Kailashana

18 years ago

Vipissana, huh? I once

Vipissana, huh? I once dated a man who never had a headache, couldn't even imagine that.. I often wonder what became of him.... ~Anna