r/OCPoetry•8 yr. ago

Oscillopsia, A lilliput pipe

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I wake to a monsoon in my bedroom,

A symptom of addiction, or prolonged use.

Or so I’m told,

“The leak will be mended soon”, a man says in the gloom.

So seething I go back to my reading.

But the lines have gone all wavy, or straight.

I cannot say for sure,

Straining to read the words I decide the world is just breathing.

As I breath.

A question I input called it lilliput,

A symptom of addiction, or prolonged use.

Or so I’m told.

“It can be pretty funny” says anon, I tell anon to “shut up”

As I seeth.

The knock gave me a fright, “A place to spend the night”,

But the room is twisted, too small, too big.

And besides I have company.

“We need to check the pipes”, “The muscles in my eye are too tight”

They said.

Oscillopsia, suggests a guy on pinterest,

A symptom of depression, or prolonged use.

Or so I’m told.

“I got it in my ears” said the man, losing interest.

“Okay” we said.

I breath, the world breathes,

“That’s all I can do”, says the man.

Or so he tells me.

“You’re gonna need to find somewhere new” he says as he leaves.

So I lie down in the waves, and close my eyes.

Posted Sep 27, 2018, 12:34 AM UTC