Prismatic Pragmatism
Absent the agony of your companion,
the white heat of pain temple to temple,
my pleas for mercy falling on ears deaf
to everything but a ringing magnified tenfold,
you were a welcome distraction,
courting fascination with the pulsation
of lightning through a prism.
That you are now absent as well,
I wonder. Should I miss you?
This is my response to Twiglet 289: lightning colour.
For years, I was plagued with sinus headaches, often several times a month, that would start with a pressure buildup behind my eyes. A migraine would follow if I didn’t immediately treat the headache with ibuprofen and pseudoephedrine. These days, those headaches are few and far between, and I haven’t had a migraine in many years. I can’t say I miss them. On the other hand, sometimes I would have an ocular migraine, an arc of light with a prismatic effect in my peripheral vision, very seldom accompanied by any discomfort. Those could be fascinating. The last time I had one I wrote about it, here.
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I am almost disappointed that it is only about a migraine! My imagination thought that the poem was about a femme fatale ^_^
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Not the case, but I actually did think of that when I was writing, so good catch. 🙂
Here’s a revision for you:
With the agony of your absence,
the white heat of pain temple to temple,
my pleas for mercy falling on ears
deaf to anything but farewell
to a fascination with the pulsation
of lightning through a prism,
your psychotropic spell
that insulated me from reality,
I wonder. Is this any different?
Should I miss you?
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Bravo !
Not sure which I like best 🙂
But I am happy for you that your headache is gone
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I’m glad you no longer have the headaches. I used to get bad headaches, which I seldom do now, but never saw prisms. I did get nausea though.
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Thank you, Merril.
Mine (not the auras) often led to nausea, as well. In fact, that would take so much out of me that I had to sleep — waking up relieved.
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Yes, that sounds very similar.
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I’m sure you don’t miss them!
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Not at all!
Come to think of it, I haven’t had a true migraine since I had my TIA. Not that I would wish that on anyone.
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I get them as often as ever. Not often with the aura though. I hate those.
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Hi Ken…experience with all of this. The ocular migraines are a relatively new experience…and what a strange one indeed!!
Hope all is well in your part of the world!
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Thank you, Lorrie. Ocular migraines can be quite fascinating.
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The first time it happened I had such fear because my mom had macula degeneration and I thought it might be that!
Have a great week, Ken😊
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