MIGRAINE NIGHTMARE
copyright by: Joseph P. Martino

I walk silently through the lonely corridors of my mind.
my brain resonates to howling echoes.
I seem to enter and exit endless doors and hallways, but
none that seem to lead in any direction or final destination.

In stutter steps I traverse slowly and carefully along a
darkened path littered with broken fragments of cobblestone.
my chest cavity feels cavernous as an empty canyon on a
blistering summers heat.
my heart beats as rapid as an old railroad clock.

My head feels as heavy as an anvil and throbs with pain.
my tongue as dry and as sandy as a cactus.
a maddening howling wind at my back pushes me forward
in an aimless direction without purpose or direction as
if a tumble weed.

I feel as if I’m cascading into a turbulent sea of insanity,
drenched in perfuse sweat. I suddenly bolt upright from
my pillow realizing I have awoke from this purgatorial nightmare.
such an illusion, devilish delusion, a state of total confusion.
so now I begin another day of drudgery,
another days journey into life’s great unknown. joseph p.martino poet,writer

Thanks again, Mr. Martino!

My headaches set in and they just don’t go away. On Monday night this week, I started to get a small headache and it stayed with me until this morning. In between Monday and this morning, I’ve loaded up on Excedrin Migraine and Excedrin PM and though they’ve provided some relief, you just have to wait these things out.

Some added stress at my job as played a part in this, I’m sure (I just found out that it’s common knowledge among my colleagues that the Executive Director of our 10 person office can’t stand my work). I’ve also got a 100 – 150 person fraternity workshop that I’ve been planning for a few months which will take place this weekend at Monmouth University. That has also added some stress to my daily routine.

Hopefully, these cluster headaches are gone until the Thanksgiving/Christmas time when I’ll be so full of holiday spirit that I won’t be too annoyed by them anyway!