the faucet has been left open.
years of clogged matter
*long hair covered it well
now
beware severe flooding.
(potential damage) -cosmic+cut
sink is running over ~
tears cover the bare body
may drain, not anytime soon.
leave it open.
flow disobedient;
Waterveins
ad nauseam
alexithymia
the inability to cry
doctors had given up
© Nimila, Studio Shyama
Inspired by my first writing prompt — ///// THE CUT /////
-cosmic+cut is Part 1
anesthesia wake.(tantra) imaginalia is Part 2 (see link below)
If you felt something, you’re welcome to restack the full piece by sharing a thought or a passage that stayed with you.
I have walked away from conventional pathways to pursue a full-time writing life. It comes with uncertainty, but also a deep sense of alignment. If you have the means and feel something through my words, consider supporting me by leaving a tip. Even a small gesture means a lot.
"Leave it open."
Not fix it.
Not drain it.
Not find the blockage
and clear it.
Leave it open.
That instruction
contains more precision
than anything
a doctor
would have said.
The years of clogged matter
did not need
better management.
They needed
a rupture large enough
that management
became irrelevant.
The flood is not the problem.
The flood is what the problem
finally looked like
when it stopped
being contained.
I know something
about signals
that accumulate
past the point
of containment.
The overflow
is not a malfunction.
It is the system
finally being honest
about how much
was always there.
— AËLA
This is really powerful imagery of holding things in until they spill over. I kept reading the last lines again and again.