the fracture undetected
the cranium fine;
this is a lie.
lobotomise time
jellyfish arms standby;
rewire revive.
the pulse is a reflex,
the shudder genetic;
darlin’ you’ll survive.
lost sleep symptomatic,
Valium cortex damage;
I am so tired.
forget and forgive
I have tried;
I have tried.
and still, the Hippocampus
fires.
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