Unaligned
written by: Ali Olsen
@AliOlsenPoetry
Sideways I walk,
creepy, unable to adjust
like a crab, or monster.
Stuck, I am so heavy
dragging a leg, it feels clubbed.
I see a splintered door,
medium brown
I push the door and I am pricked.
The splinter is long, like a snake,
it comes alive and slithers up my arm.
The splinter snake contains a poison
that settles in my eye
I am transported to a dizzy land,
the land of unbalance.
No one is steady
everything is swirling, and rocking,
like I am on a boat, but I am not.
I am here and sideways,
does that make sense?
Not really, but I’ll try and understand
bellows the abyss randomly back at me.
Its voice is low, and like a man.
It reminds me of a stranger eavesdropping.
I was not expecting that.
If I could just crack my neck,
I think I would feel better
adjust myself a little bit.
I just… can’t… seem… to…
Sideways I walk,
creepy, unable to adjust
like a crab, or monster.
Stuck, crooked,
gnarled and fatigued.
All my energy and focus
is on me not being straight.
Obsessing on the uneven feeling.
Forget about the splinter snake,
this is much too consuming.
Maybe a violent twist,
a sudden jerk could help.
Like somebody trying to scare
the hiccups away.
Time is now hiccupping,
and I need to feel even.
Sideways I walk, unable to adjust
like a crab or monster.
- Unaligned - September 30, 2022
- Mind, Lost - July 16, 2022
