Phrenology

This place where the coronavirus and your fear of commitment intersect.
The possibilities are limited.

Item: security clearance.
Item: disdain for vaccinations.
Item: boundaries, borders, Keep Out signs.
Item: The Great Wall of China.

I run out of words related to learning and relearning.
How we learn, what we learn, what skill sets we retain.

The neck bone’s connected to the head bone,
and the brain floats in, encased, coddled,
Mare Tranquillitatis.

The skull is paper thin. When I get to the end of the journal
I ink letters on bone, runic or hieroglyphic,
make them easy to read.
Easy to obtain.
Easy to remember.
Easy to forget.

[RK, 1/6/2021]


Planum Temporale

Like the chimpanzee, gorilla, and bonobo
I’ve set aside part of my brain for
inspired language and creative writing.
I am rarely successful.

[RK, 1/6/2021]


Hypothalamus

When something is amiss
with the circadian rhythm.

When the pheromones fail
to trigger a response.

When your scent mingles
with the smell of your house.

When fear becomes a tingle.

[RK, 1/6/2021]