POEM STARTER
Pain makes me seek a refuge
Write a free verse that includes this in it. Free verse poetry is free from limitations of regular meter or rhythm, and does not rhyme.
Migraine - Sorry I Went AWOL
I’m sorry I have been gone for so long
I haven’t really had anything to say
& then I did
But I was stuck in bed
In pain
So much pain
Visions
Auras
Zigzagging circles
Migraines
My vision partly lost
Blurred
I knew there was something there
But it was so
Disorienting
I look around
Stare at my face in the mirror
The top right & both bottom corners of my vision
Blurred out
Made me dizzy
Nauseous
I had to stop looking at stuff
Only made it worse
I went to the nurse
During lunch
Pain makes me seek refuge.
I left school early
The period after lunch
Stayed in bed for 7-ish hours
Had the strangest dreams
Got up briefly
Short dinner
Got my period
Did some hw
Read a bit abt what I had…
Almost threw up
Decided I needed to stop.
Tried to do more hw
Gave up
Couldn’t look at the screen
Went to bed at 10-ish
Slept on & off
Had some more strange dreams
Woke up at 6:30
Was my vision better?
No.
Skipped school
Slept some more
Wondered what was going on at school
Did people notice I was gone?
Did they wonder?
Woke up
Took my medication
Vision isn’t back to normal yet
Told my dad
I don’t know wth’s going on
Checked up on a couple of my classes
Texted some friends
I have to go back to school tomorrow
I have a test
& a test the next day
& I’ve wanted to see the musical w/ both casts for the past month, maybe more
Ugh
I hate the light
I love the dark
I hate this.