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Invitation to a Very Important Date
BAM
silence breaks into pieces
and stabs my ears
MY BRAIN FLIES OUT OF MY HEAD
I lose control of my legs
I lose control of my hands
My whole body feels jittery
SOMETHING TAKES CONTROL OF ME
colors spin around
pick me up
and take me
down a rabbit hole
EVERYTHING SLIPS AWAY
no matter how hard I want to hold on
I can’t
the vacuum sucks me in
SO, I LET GO
with nothing to hold on to
I float in the air
MEET EYE TO EYE
with all that which
was passing by me,
with all that which
was unknown to me
WITH THE BRIGHT YELLOW LIGHT
smiling at me and inviting me
I smile back
till I land face flat
on the floor
I RISE
with my feet grounded
head strong
ready to embrace
I
am rearranged
not broken
FEAR NOT
for dissonance is
just another doorway