Hey Blog,
It's been a super long time, and for that I am sorry. Going back to school has been great for so many things, but for my social life, not so much. I'm struggling today with some major acid reflux issues, but I'm getting through them with a smile by thinking about this poem I wrote for a class last semester. It still needs some work, but it sums up my day pretty perfectly considering I wrote it 6 months ago :)
A Stomach in (Re)Flux by Bridget Meakim
The day is
measured
In Tums
taken.
The acrid
acid
Engorges my
center
And forces
this breath to change.
The nostrils
flair
As my
stomachs threatens
To bare
Sweet and low riddled coffee
To the world.
The doctor
holds back screams,
From the repetition
of saying,
Avoid the
fats, creams and caffeine’s.
But all I
can do
Is crinkle
the protective paper and think,
Do these
genes make my esophagus look fat?
