Brain Fog
An Ekphrastic Sonnet
Imagining you is quite difficult
Is this prosopagnosia’s onset?
A face forgotten suffers an insult
What did not coalesce, can we forget?
The shape and hue of your eyes I can’t see
You might vote Green, or Libertarian
Your ambiguity fascinates me
Are you a spy, or a librarian?
Your favorite dish could be quail or kale
You might read Dostoevsky or Dan Brown;
Cirrus or nimbostratus is your tale
How to pin a cloudy countenance down?
If something troubles you, do you make rain?
Nimbostratus, you cloud my humble brain
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D. J. Reddall
I write because my time is limited and my imagination is not.
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Comments (4)
This line in particular, "How to pin a cloudy countenance down?" was incredibly powerful but this whole poem was amazing! Loved reading it.
I have face blindness too! I would remember people's names very well. Like for example, if someone from my new job says their name is Rachel, I would remember it. Then after a few minutes, I'd look around and realise that I'd forgotten who is Rachel and how she looks like, lol. "If something troubles you, do you make rain?" I loved this line the most because it's natural for clouds to make rain and having a cloud for a face, the rain could be tears!
I have issues with facial recognition, and I love that line - what did not coalesce....
I love all the reference to clouds. I have read both Dostoevsky and Dan Brown and thoroughly enjoyed them both. Could I be the lady of the clouds?