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,
metal’s 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.
“Jazz Study in Time” first appeared on the blog in December 2015.
O at the Edges 
well-described
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Thanks, Beth. I’m fortunate that I’ve only had one lengthy bout with migraines, and that was many years ago. Hard to forget.
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Same
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This is one of the best descriptions ever of headaches (the pounding, at least) and migraines. Very well written and beautifully composed. Love your style. ❤️
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Thanks so much, Lucy.
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OUCH! Maybe sciatica pain would be more tolerable if embraced as icepick-drumsticks from within jamming jamming jamming?
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I think sciatica resembles hammer strikes and lightning. Ow!
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