*Gentle Warning:There is an expletive in this poem. Its contents describe a panic attack. panikattack in Ikea. my body undoing in the doing of buying, in the doing of being daughter-side, too many people, too many things, too much ‘this is how to live in spaces with things’, the lights daggering, my eyes double-visioning, lost… Continue reading POEM A DAY – March 4
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46: Self-Portrait in the Pause – Part I
SELF-PORTRAIT, MAY 28, 2024 I had a panic attack the afternoon of my 46th birthday. It was around 3pm. I was driving to pick up my son, after I had a lovely lunch with a loved one. The panic attack started during the lunch, but I wasn't sure what was happening so I did my… Continue reading 46: Self-Portrait in the Pause – Part I
VANESSA SHIELDS 