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"The WomanChild Papers"

In the Mist

in the mist
wrapped in layers of gauzy
swirly stuff

pain-numbing
soul-deadening
thought-fogging

the highway flies by
under the wheels
of the van

windshield wipers swipe
furiously for milliseconds
of occasional clarity

in this weather
the sun sets, gathering
darkness now obscures more

adds to the heavy
oppressive weight
a fight to stay awake

I hope the van
knows where it's going
I sure don't

I was going somewhere
then a dream popped
balloon attacked by pin

loud burst
momentary deafness
I start to achieve

total sensory deprivation
which might be a good thing
if I wasn't driving

a little trip to nowhere
I didn't plan on taking
a step in the journey

goes retrograde
offends my sense
of progressive order

I console myself
with the thought
that if we were meant

to go in straight lines
the earth wouldn't spin
in circles

this explains
the perpetual dizziness
just caught off-balance

again

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