November 3, 2012

• I think, therefore I am

  Thoughts swell to near frenzied obsession
  only to sigh out
  into the mental oblivion.

  Swell, and sigh.
  Swell, and sigh.

  Insomnia, especially, induces
  the mind’s quiet rhythm
  to hyperventilation
  and even enlists the heart’s loudness.
  If only we could break insomnia’s insistence
  on filling that space beneath the skull.
  But in this madness, I remember
  the mind is breathing, albeit
  with crashing swells and subtle sighs.

  The mind is still breathing,
  and I am thankful
  I am still alive.

   

  For those Xangans who might be curious, I started medical school a few months back and I’ve been super busy. I wish I could write more, but it’s difficult even to get leisurely reading inbetween all the studying. This poem is a tribute to pre-exam anxiety. Yay! Now back to studying for my 3 part final on Monday.

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