Rise mechanically
Coffee on remote
Shower on autopilot
Clothes off the hanger
Robotic, automatic, self-regulating
this step followed by, this step,
followed by socks from the basket,
followed by shoes…
followed by shoes…
Shoes confuse me
Thoughts refuse me
Treasonous reason subdues
and unglues me
a very quiet, gentle,
near imperceptible
whisper reminds me
reminds me
my mind is missing today
Follow mild mental flailing
Figurative fingers stretched
Desperate to touch
a single
psychogenic
helper
Panic is AWOL
Concern is out
Plans are
diffused,
light dust-sprinkled
hayfever clouds
fingertips brush cotton wool
fluffy
emotionless
safe
followed by shoes…
my mind is missing today
It’s packed away carefully
Flight case held
Exacting custom cushioning
Every machine head
perfectly cradled
red velour
cupped, not gripped
waiting for later
Sparing me
the aching, grating,
clawing, sickening…
sparing me
just for now
a tiny,
fluffy brain break
to take it easy on myself
until I’m ready
to find my shoes.
Oct 14, 2025
Oct 14, 2025 at 9:32 PM UTC
Rise mechanically
Coffee on remote
Shower on autopilot
Clothes off the hanger
Robotic, automatic, self-regulating
this step followed by, this step,
followed by socks from the basket,
followed by shoes…
followed by shoes…
Shoes confuse me
Thoughts refuse me
Treasonous reason subdues
and unglues me
a very quiet, gentle,
near imperceptible
whisper reminds me
reminds me
my mind is missing today
Follow mild mental flailing
Figurative fingers stretched
Desperate to touch
a single
psychogenic
helper
Panic is AWOL
Concern is out
Plans are
diffused,
light dust-sprinkled
hayfever clouds
fingertips brush cotton wool
fluffy
emotionless
safe
followed by shoes…
my mind is missing today
It’s packed away carefully
Flight case held
Exacting custom cushioning
Every machine head
perfectly cradled
red velour
cupped, not gripped
waiting for later
Sparing me
the aching, grating,
clawing, sickening…
sparing me
just for now
a tiny,
fluffy brain break
to take it easy on myself
until I’m ready
to find my shoes.
