Eliza’s Bath NOON
I can step out
from My Shower now
into My Old Grey Towel
into The Hawk Beach Waves
through the bathroom window
and not see
The Halo
I used to think was magic
I used to think all It encompassed
was Super Duper Important
and now I see how
important is My Survival
The Hawk Deck 10:10am
I have said Good-bye
to My Darling Cow Bird
Whose love affair with My Car Mirror
is gone
He bowed off with another
female two weeks ago —
I have said Hello
to My Husband
and will be hanging The Bedding
in Our Hot Sun
I will be playing
The Cow Bird’s Song
on an internet recording
for The Arrival
of My Children
one week
tomorrow
The Hawk Kitchen Outpost 8:4am
A pristine line of Silver
augments My Grey Horizon
I woke this morning @ 3:30
and took a Melatonin and Gravol
and slept from 5:00 to 7:00
ignoring the scratching of cats
to put the coffee on
@ 8:00
My Doctor/Husband has My Pile of Medical Records
from The Yarmouth Regional Psych Unit
spread out on His Library Floor
The Hawk Queen Bed 9:44pm
I think I know what Psychosis is
— or at least I can try
to explain It, briefly —
as It happens to Me:
It, The Psychotic State Of Mind
AND
BODY*
is the intense focus on One’s
surroundings —
It is One’s Perception
and The Mind’s reaction to that
Perception
as I am caught now
hearing The Peepers
and a slow car coming out
of a gravelled driveway
across the road
*I believe Mind and Body are interchangeable
August 17, 2013 Highway 103, NS 4:47pm
There was a delicious dark haired Nurse
in The Old Nova Scotia Hospital
Who worked as I was admitted
on My Way to becoming psychotic
but not psychotic enough not to notice
Her Petite Stature, Shapely Hips
& Small Firm Breasts
accompanied by Her Accented “t’s”
from Cape Breton —
when I told Her behind The Desk
“You are very seductive –”
She quickly looked down around Her
& grabbed at Her Self
in a desperate sort of way
& I felt a momentary pang
of guilt
Joanna Gilman Hyde 