throbbed
raze
it
came
on
like
a
languid
predator,
a
cluster
headache
in
training, setting
up
shop
somewhere
between
the
orbital
plate
and
the
frontal
bone
.
then
it
dug
in
its
heels
and
let
me
know
it
came
to
play
.
movement
made
it
worse
.
i
bent
my
body
into
the
blanket
of
hurt
that
wrapped
itself
around
the
space
between
both
eyes
and
dared
it
to
eat
what
lived
there
. acetylsalicylic
acid
be
damned
.
shit
or
get
out
of
my
head
.
it
wasn't
so
hungry
after
all
.
yet
.
220108
what's it to you?
who
go
blather
from