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‘there’s a pain in the back where the wings grow in’

a prose poem, written by someone diagnosed with schizophrenia

By h.a.lainePublished 12 months ago • 1 min read
photo art created by kilonovai (h.a.laine)

—- to archive a heart and wire tap the brain. leave a part of you preoccupied. way up in the sky but on a permanent downtime. coming down from the high hi with a long sigh. too deep for drowning. something more akin to flying, without wings. like a melancholy feeling tasted on the wind.

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h.a.laine

writer, telepathist, alien translator. diagnosed with schizophrenia. I write prose poetry and create digital art to describe my experiences.

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