We were at a children's party
He told me about his ukulele
When he played in front of audiences
People would shout out, "Did it shrink?"
He worked as a chemistry teacher
To get this going he explained
A study he did with his students
In primary school
The comparative neuroanatomy and
Neurochemistry of zebrafish CNS systems of
Relevance to human neuropsychiatric diseases
Despite differences in the development of the telencephaion
I said, "Blimey"
He said "Yeah"
We high-fived and grabbed another beer
As he walked to the kitchen
I high-fived myself
I fist-bumped a Minion stuffed toy
Sat on the sofa
I was pleased with my mental well-being
Categories:
neuroanatomy, humor, humorous, hyperbole,
Form: Free verse
The childhood long left behind, waned
on course of climbing career trajectory.
In hectic life pursuing promises prime
he had always felt the shortage of time,
so short all the time he was on the run,
climbing two steps of stairs at a time.
Once when his legs betrayed giving in
his head hit the side wall, all was dark.
In injured brain of hurt neuroanatomy
cortal neuron network went haywire.
Dismembered memory disappeared,
he had lost the sense of flow of time
that stopped still in present undefined.
Fractured reasoning intuit collapsed,
nothing connected with anything
in isolated snapshots of disjointed life.
He didn’t know what sadness was
for his maimed mind couldn’t feel
the subtle touch of frozen feelings.
He returned to the childhood world,
stayed there with himself till the end.
December 31, 2018
Categories:
neuroanatomy, career, childhood, loss, memory,
Form: Free verse