Jazz Study in Time: Migraine
How the body expends its pain,
receptors enunciating their message,
all of one pulse: outward then in,
ice pushing through glass,
metalβs red glow searing flesh,
and the moments between
the piercing and acceptance, the
dull and incomprehensible whirl
of lights flashing from midnight
to snowflake, returning, always there.
O at the Edges 
You really are my second favorite poet. π
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Proud to be in your top ten! Thank you.
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Well number 1 is Billy Collins, so you’re in great company.
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Can’t top BC!
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Yes, and perfectly framed by the images.
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I haven’t experienced migraines in many years. But they did leave an impression.
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Reblogged this on Slavomir Almajan's Blog.
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Thanks for reblogging.
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Uh ….. ouch. Inspiration though they were, I am glad you are no longer having migraines!
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Me too! I had them for a few months one year and believe they were the result of getting conked on the head by a 4 x 4 in a work accident. I remember sitting in class one day, with tears streaming down my face. A miserable few months!
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wow. a 4×4. that beats my softball size rock in a work related accident. thank goodness for a baseball hat which made for only 4 stitches and no migraines.
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It knocked me to my knees, but I didn’t need stitches. Didn’t go to the doctor until the headaches began days later. I was hard-headed, and not overly bright back then. Nowadays I’m not so hard-headed. π
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Robert, you bring it all back. The flickering, the sudden inexplicable feeling of distance and a cocoon soon to be pierced by the need to lie in the dark, all the while watching constellations form and disappear, constellations all inside. I’m glad to hear you are no longer afflicted.
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Sounds like you’ve experienced this, too. My condolences.
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Yes, migraines are the worst. And this from a body conditioned by Class 5 hangovers, too many death metal concerts in the 80s, and repeated concussions from cage matches!
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I know them as an old foe but it seems one grows out of them and they have scarcely returned in adulthood. Your poem is a sharp reminder.
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I’m not sure what carried me back there, but I could say that about much of what I write.
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It’s those impressions that were edged on you bones. You have to bring them to light. eek
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I suppose you’re right. Ouch! What a cold, hard, blinding light!
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My daughter had an eight month intractable migraine as a teenager. It took six months just to get an accurate diagnosis.So, I “liked” the poem, but it was painful to read.
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There should be a “difficult to like due to subject” button. π
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I wrote a post once expressing a desire for an empathy/care/concern type of button to express support for a post on a difficult topic without having to say that one “liked” it. Needless to say, the campaign did not go viral….
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I’ve been there too. I know that delicious pain.
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It’s unforgettable.
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Great imagery
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Thanks, Derrick.
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Nice! Migraines & Insomnia are mood killers true π¦ they are like my shadows. I never found inspiration in mood killers, guess that’s what makes you a good poet. π I guess I might write something about insomnia. Thanks for triggering my thoughts π
Visit my blog when you’re free. https://pensandstrokes.wordpress.com/ It’s a work in progress, so you only have a little to scroll through π thanks once again for inspiring amateurs like me.
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Thanks for your kind words and for stopping by. I must admit that migraines and insomnia aren’t my favorite sources of inspiration!
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THanks for stoppong by my blog today. I appreciate it. π
“Ice pushing through glass…” – the perfect expression of the existential aspect of depression! ε ηγ―倩ζγ§γγοΌ
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Thank you, Daniel. I have a feeling I’ll be visiting your site quite often.
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Thank you very much! There is a lot on my blog about Asian philosophy, aesthetics, suizen, and so on, including information taken from my doctoral research on Zen and creativity, so I hope you will find some/any of it inspiring!
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Oh, yes, Daniel. There’s much to learn from your blog!
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Knock on wood (or my skull), I don’t experience headaches very often. Other pains, well, that’s a different story. This really brings the pain ‘home’ to me, so I can be more understanding when others (such as my husband) do go through them. I knew they were terrible, assailing banshees, but with the imagery here (especially ice pushing through glass), well, you not only illuminate migraines but make them wondrous and lovely in their violence. That’s quite a gift you have there, Bob!
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They’re not too lovely when experiencing them!
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Most definitely not. I’m really glad to hear that you no longer suffer from them, Bob. π
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I’m fortunate to have had them for only a short period. They did leave an impression with me, as did the 4 x 4. π
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