Autophony keeps me company these days.
Constant noise.
The echo of my arrhythmic heart beat,my breathing,my swallowing,my uttered words:ˋI am okay´
I believed I lost myself during my illness.
But maybe I am closer to my body and my feelings than ever before..
The pain of my bones breaking,the slowing of my pulse in my sleep,the memory lapses,the deterioration of my eye sight,my dysfunctional organs- atrophied and weak….
I was never aware of these amenities before,took them for granted.
Now as I am deprived and hurting I start to communicate with my mortal shell.
May 4, 2022
May 4, 2022 at 4:41 AM UTC
Autophony keeps me company these days.
Constant noise.
The echo of my arrhythmic heart beat,my breathing,my swallowing,my uttered words:ˋI am okay´
I believed I lost myself during my illness.
But maybe I am closer to my body and my feelings than ever before..
The pain of my bones breaking,the slowing of my pulse in my sleep,the memory lapses,the deterioration of my eye sight,my dysfunctional organs- atrophied and weak….
I was never aware of these amenities before,took them for granted.
Now as I am deprived and hurting I start to communicate with my mortal shell.
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