Breath & Shadow
A Journal of Disability Culture and Literature
Autumn 2009
Volume 6, Number 4
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Breath & ShadowA Journal of Disability Culture and Literature
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Insomnia By Azure R. Angelus This faulty rhythm cycles through my body I have staggered with it always When I was an unnumbered child It was the tick-tock of the clock That reminded me with each notch of noise How awake I was through passing increments These days, the time is uniform Glowing some neon colour with precision Having evolved past the need for hands These digital numbers flicker by Without a sound Making the pass of time liquid Each minute giving away with a smooth drip I can no longer keep track Seconds, minutes, hours All become meaningless A silent leak falling somewhere far from me No longer able to impact the air Granting nothing substantial to my ear I've stopped believing it exists Time is a myth to be filed away Azure R. Angelus lives in Tarpon Springs, Florida. She is disabled due to Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome Type III, which causes chronic pain. She has been previously published in OffKILTer Review and Pine River Anthology. Her website is http://sites.google.com/site/azurerangelus/ and she can be reached at AzureRAngelus@gmail.com |