Depression, offhand

I think the worst part is
the sheer offhandedness of it —

in the sense of it happening suddenly, not in response
to something obvious like disaster or stormclouds, but as an accessory
to good times, a just-acquired bauble weighing you down, as if
no good time was good unless chained to sorrow. Then again,

I think the worst part of it is
the sheer offhandedness of it —

in the sense of emotional dislocation, much like being compelled to use an off-hand
in place of the accustomed one – reaching for the doorknob left-
handed and not right, brushing teeth backward, and melody and harmony
changed about so nothing sounds as it should. Of course,

I think the worst part of it is
the sheer offhandedness of it –

in the sense of severed hands. Banging red stumps
cruelly against the door, unable to fasten a bracelet,
brandishing the remnants of utility as if the memory of it alone
was enough to hold something.

Off hand, I would say the worst part of it is
the way your grip slips, regardless of the hold you use.

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18 responses to “Depression, offhand

  • ablueeyedboy

    haha

    You need to see Nigel’s post on “the sound track of a five year old’s brain”. And listen to that.

    Nigel Matt and I going slowly insane.

    whee.

    Seriously though, if you get a song out of it, share it 😉

  • ablueeyedboy

    haha

    You need to see Nigel’s post on “the sound track of a five year old’s brain”. And listen to that.

    Nigel Matt and I going slowly insane.

    whee.

    Seriously though, if you get a song out of it, share it 😉

  • ablueeyedboy

    haha

    You need to see Nigel’s post on “the sound track of a five year old’s brain”. And listen to that.

    Nigel Matt and I going slowly insane.

    whee.

    Seriously though, if you get a song out of it, share it 😉

  • ablueeyedboy

    haha

    You need to see Nigel’s post on “the sound track of a five year old’s brain”. And listen to that.

    Nigel Matt and I going slowly insane.

    whee.

    Seriously though, if you get a song out of it, share it 😉

  • ablueeyedboy

    haha

    You need to see Nigel’s post on “the sound track of a five year old’s brain”. And listen to that.

    Nigel Matt and I going slowly insane.

    whee.

    Seriously though, if you get a song out of it, share it 😉

  • ablueeyedboy

    haha

    You need to see Nigel’s post on “the sound track of a five year old’s brain”. And listen to that.

    Nigel Matt and I going slowly insane.

    whee.

    Seriously though, if you get a song out of it, share it 😉

  • radioactiveart

    Thanks.

    I need to go back and do some pruning, some reshaping; but I’m also fond of this one, Glad you liked the form experimentation.

    Maybe I’ll look at setting it to music. Been a while since I wrote a song.

    Hmmmmmmmmmmmm.

  • radioactiveart

    Thanks.

    I need to go back and do some pruning, some reshaping; but I’m also fond of this one, Glad you liked the form experimentation.

    Maybe I’ll look at setting it to music. Been a while since I wrote a song.

    Hmmmmmmmmmmmm.

  • radioactiveart

    Thanks.

    I need to go back and do some pruning, some reshaping; but I’m also fond of this one, Glad you liked the form experimentation.

    Maybe I’ll look at setting it to music. Been a while since I wrote a song.

    Hmmmmmmmmmmmm.

  • radioactiveart

    Thanks.

    I need to go back and do some pruning, some reshaping; but I’m also fond of this one, Glad you liked the form experimentation.

    Maybe I’ll look at setting it to music. Been a while since I wrote a song.

    Hmmmmmmmmmmmm.

  • radioactiveart

    Thanks.

    I need to go back and do some pruning, some reshaping; but I’m also fond of this one, Glad you liked the form experimentation.

    Maybe I’ll look at setting it to music. Been a while since I wrote a song.

    Hmmmmmmmmmmmm.

  • radioactiveart

    Thanks.

    I need to go back and do some pruning, some reshaping; but I’m also fond of this one, Glad you liked the form experimentation.

    Maybe I’ll look at setting it to music. Been a while since I wrote a song.

    Hmmmmmmmmmmmm.

  • ablueeyedboy

    I like it.

    It reads like song lyrics though.

    Not that that’s a bad thing, just something i noticed.

    I like the spiral nature. the way it curves around on itself.

    Nifty.

    -L

  • ablueeyedboy

    I like it.

    It reads like song lyrics though.

    Not that that’s a bad thing, just something i noticed.

    I like the spiral nature. the way it curves around on itself.

    Nifty.

    -L

  • ablueeyedboy

    I like it.

    It reads like song lyrics though.

    Not that that’s a bad thing, just something i noticed.

    I like the spiral nature. the way it curves around on itself.

    Nifty.

    -L

  • ablueeyedboy

    I like it.

    It reads like song lyrics though.

    Not that that’s a bad thing, just something i noticed.

    I like the spiral nature. the way it curves around on itself.

    Nifty.

    -L

  • ablueeyedboy

    I like it.

    It reads like song lyrics though.

    Not that that’s a bad thing, just something i noticed.

    I like the spiral nature. the way it curves around on itself.

    Nifty.

    -L

  • ablueeyedboy

    I like it.

    It reads like song lyrics though.

    Not that that’s a bad thing, just something i noticed.

    I like the spiral nature. the way it curves around on itself.

    Nifty.

    -L

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