Monday, August 22, 2022

disoriented, disabled, discomposed

                                                                                            Author: Nenad Stojkovic
Image: mind wandering (here)

it's just been sunrise 
everyone's up to welcome a new day
but a solitary soul 

mind wondering
head groggy
and mind wandering
sliver slithering downwards
at the corner of the mouth
head still spinning
disoriented, disabled discomposed distracted distraught
memory dented
the morning after
(44 words)

Linda's at d'Verse Quadrille #158
- to include the word 'morning' 
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10 comments:

  1. Ron.August 22, 2022 at 6:05 PM

    Been there. Awesome capture.

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  2. JimAugust 22, 2022 at 7:33 PM

    I.e. a big bad hangover.

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  3. paeansunpluggedAugust 22, 2022 at 9:04 PM

    The morning after can be horrible! You captured it well, Hank.

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  4. Petru J ViljoenAugust 23, 2022 at 2:00 AM

    Oye! A time to stay in bed and ignore the rest of the world! Loved the alliteration.

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  5. Alex J. CavanaughAugust 23, 2022 at 6:22 AM

    That's what overindulgence gets you.

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  6. Linda Lee LybergAugust 23, 2022 at 6:54 AM

    Oh, those mornings after...well done.

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  7. JadeLiAugust 23, 2022 at 9:04 AM

    That last hangover... was my last hangover. Probably 20 years ago now, but still cringe at the memory of them. You've described them well (minus the endless dry heaves and feeling like you've been beaten with a sledgehammer.)

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  8. brudbergAugust 23, 2022 at 12:41 PM

    And we always say "never again"... and it always comes back sooner or later.

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  9. purplepeninportland.comAugust 25, 2022 at 5:54 PM

    I like where the prompt took you, Hank!

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  10. ben AlexanderAugust 30, 2022 at 5:54 AM

    I may or may not have experienced this on one or three occasions...

    A great write, Hank!

    ~David

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