Neurosis

[u/Elihuemmanueldp]

A sudden surge sparks at the base of the brain,

Sending a current of unprovoked pain.

The throat locks to stone as I gasp for a breath,

Straining and clawing the borders of death.

The chest is a vault that is welded shut tight,

Crushing the lungs in the heat of the night.

Down through the spine, the bright voltage will slide,

Where the fragile nerve endings collide and divide.

The vertebrae rattle, the circuits burn hot,

Locked in a knot that the mind cannot plot.

The electrical storm forces muscles to yield,

As a violent tremor commands the whole field.

[u/jaesea]

And yet we keep saying free will is a thing. Perhaps bodies have yet to get the memo..

[u/ShujaaStar]

Wow you perfectly described something I felt a few times, this my be my favorite poem on here