fine gauge copper
connects
heart
head
mouth
twists
to trapezium
stranded conductors
fused fast
Gordian knots
make their way to
stomach
circuit breaker
electrons
swarm
dance
wire
punctures
continues path to thigh
the four horsemen of my
quadriceps bring deep somatic pain to
penetrate each extension flex and
loop
loop
loop
a ligature of anti-light
on she goes to sole
brings pins
to aggravate
each step
peripheral pallesthesia
a stress response
a stress response
a stress response
Kathryn Anna Marshall is a poet based in Shropshire. She returned to writing a few years ago, following diagnosis with M.E. Kathryn has work published or forthcoming in places like Mslexia, Popshot Quarterly and The Dawntreader, and online at places like Sledgehammer Lit. and Streetcake. Kathryn is currently seeking a publisher for her first pamphlet and is working on a collaborative project of poetry and collage with artist Caris Jackson. You can find out more about Kathryn's writing as well as her experience of living with M.E. on her website kathrynannasite.wordpress.com @KathrynAnna_x