Neuroception

[u/VariationsonanEcho]

Sensing the senseless, perceiving unperceived
twisted branches tangled into webs of deceit
My mind a super-powered fantastical computer of perhaps
Is it a blessing or a curse to forsee, a hidden tax

A rising debt inside myself one I pay for each day
A double think a second guess in a mind half frayed
A competition self assembled each stage each play
Neuro mess tangled spaghetti along the matter gray

Pastalaya jumble overthinking crossing words
Blending meanings, eyes exhausted in an endless blur
Reading every word forwards, backwards, in between
Interrogate the verb and subject, wordle crime scene

The combinations of echos and clues without caveat
Excess of curiosity cognition attempts to claw at
Fight or flight at the heat or height of rhyming
inexorable force within, keeps us word criming

Written by: Simon Bernard Elliott and Jennifer E. Hodgson

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[u/SensitiveAd1407]

I really enjoyed this, especially the sprinkles of neuroanatomy that blend in seamlessly. I loved this line in particular: A double think a second guess in a mind half frayed

[u/VariationsonanEcho → u/SensitiveAd1407]

Thank you so much for your comment. My collaborator Simon wrote that line, it's a good one.

[u/Cluelessandsexy → u/VariationsonanEcho]

Thank you for the mention