Incandescent
noon’s furnace: asphalt shimmers; air—thick, slow—
cracks open. cicadas drill through stagnant gold.
a sprinkler’s hiccup-hiss: the pavement’s glow
un/curls in steam. the hydrant’s shout: uncontrolled.
children shriek!—a liquid burst of now,
popsicle rivers bleed; knuckles—sticky, green—
cling to handlebars. shadows stretch: thin, lean
across chain-link. each blade of grass—laid down—
bakes. but dusk? a match-strike: fireflies!—
the yard exhales jasmine; stars prick the
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Categories:
sensory overload, meaningful, metaphor, poetry, symbolism,
Form: Sonnet
Attention Deficits-Dysautonomia edition
Warm yellow light.
Chilly, for indoor.
Soft, soothing, piano.
Music—
Door slides open.
A man walks in, his eyes—
Rain’s wailing outside.
He talks to the nurse.
His voice hoarse like sand—
Flash, lightening.
Raindrops darken the dusty walk—
Thunder.
He sinks into the bench beside me.
Stinging smell of cigarette butts—
Another thunder.
Door slides close and muffles it.
Nurse says my name.
I walk into the doctor’s—
A muffled thunder.
I don’t
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Categories:
sensory overload, anxiety, mental health, mental
Form: Free verse
Denial
when light fractures into noise…
I embrace the outburst
with emptiness chewing up my nerves.
The void softens the impact—
can’t break what never arrived.
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Categories:
sensory overload, deep, emo, emotions, lonely,
Form: Free verse
I Feel All
The tag behind my shirt,
Feeling like your covered in
Dirt.
Except,
There's nothing there.
You just feel unclean,
But there's no trace seen.
Cars beeping,
The tv is on,
Someone is playing a song
There is too much
going on.
I need to stay sane
My sensory is overwhelmed once again.
Its making me want to yell.
Stillness is needed,
Otherwise I'll get heated.
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Categories:
sensory overload, anxiety, emotions, feelings, me,
Form: Rhyme
Sensory Overload
The sound of your rose petal blush sunsetting on your face
Feels like my goosebumps dancing on the sky tops of my skin
The smell of your mountain rain hair crying sounds like a mid-day summer shower
The look of curiosity cuts in the middle of my gaze and feels like a conversation I can’t wait to
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Categories:
sensory overload, anxiety, crush, heart, poetry,
Form: Blank verse
Sensory Overload
It’s like- I’m walking though a busy mall.
Oh wait, I am, it’s real.
I can read minds, I know it sounds silly.
Or maybe I can’t.
But I can sense the texture of their clothing.
I see a tall person and feel tall which makes me disoriented.
I am rushing around this place trying to understand their lives.
The whooshing of
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Categories:
sensory overload, anxiety,
Form: Free verse
Sensory Overload
What if woke up one day-
and you could not see or hear?
Would you find twisted relief?-
Or would your mind resort to fear?
If I could hear no sound-
I wouldn't hear you when you yell.
(But) I'd hear no genuinity--
when your heart begins to spill.
I'd hear no more excuses-
to justify the hurt you've caused me.
But I
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Categories:
sensory overload, anxiety, boyfriend, conflict, confusion,
Form: Rhyme
Sensory Overload
cut off
deprived
magnetized
sensitized
to crave
desire
ache
the longing
touching
caressing
skin tingling
reacting
sensations
heightened
devouring
sole passion
AP: Honorable Mention 2022
Posted on May 21, 2022
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Categories:
sensory overload, desire, longing, passion, senses,
Form: Free verse
Sensory Overload
What’s left of my mind
when I open my mouth
is the part I could never say.
What’s left of my mind
when you open yours
is a place I hope we can share
free of alone-ing despair.
What’s left of my soul
when you open my eyes
soars through our blue
and brown thrilled skies.
What’s left of your soul
when I'm lost in your
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Categories:
sensory overload, heart, humor, love, smile,
Form: Lyric
Sensory Overload
Dark silence I embrace
Dark silence slows the pace
Dark silence cuts my frustration down to size
Dark silence quiets the chase
Dark silence relaxes my face
Dark silence cools my eyes
By Robb A. Kopp
All Rights Reserved © MMX
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Categories:
sensory overload, health, introspection
Form: Verse