My mind

The rhythm of it all

stops

I hear

I feel

the world differently

it hurts in a way I can't describe

my mind scared of this abnormal occurrence

but happens relatively often.

I can't describe it

it's worse if there's a song stuck in my head

or it's super quiet.

I have dreams, too

that are more sensation

then visual.

I can never describe them

and when I try

my mind can't form the words that I wish to say

the words that don't exist.

It is more of a feeling

a sensation to the mind

then a visual form

an appearance

that continues to haunt

my mind.

Gussy the cat

Calico Frost

VT

13 years old

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