Misophonia
is the spike of hatred
that shoots through the spine
at the sound of chewing
actual rage at molar grinding.
Hydrophobia
is the shrinking of skin
away from fluid
life from liquid life
because the fear is electric
Motherhood
is the sprinting from bed
at the sound of the wind
the ache to wake my son
and to keep him sleeping
Terms give rationale
a treaty between the neuron jolt
and the neuroses
once identified, then nullified.
To name it is to know it.
What is the name
of seventeen death scenes
and a mental list
of who to call at the end of the world
because your brain can't stop
telling the story
of what if
the baby was dying?
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