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At the Peak

I sometimes get headaches and
they will last for days.
Marble solid fingers of angry statues
press downward and back on
my temple, rigid thumbs push against �
the base of my skull, �
the pads of them anchored
to the soft tissue.
�I think it might be
a relief for the same hands
to split my head, let it succumb
to the twisting,
smattering its contents in every
direction.
Let it be Vesuvius at last
And leave an avant-garde �
showcase in its wake.

Written by Mars_August

(Mars August)

Published 7th Dec 2024 | Edited 8th Dec 2024

Author's Note

I suffer from tension headaches that last days, and they are exasperated when I am under emotional duress. Recently I was working myself into an overwhelmed, grief-fueled spiral and it felt like my head would explode. I thought that might be preferable to what I was experiencing, and I imagined a Roman godlike figure crushing my head like an egg. I don't know if this is finished or not.

#bipolar #illness #MentalHealth

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Re. At the Peak

Pete_25

7th Dec 2024 5:39pm

Resonated with this Mars, I get migraines, I do a bit of meditation if it helps ❤️