It stung me today,
the terrible jellyfish
that lives in my mind.
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It stung me today,
the terrible jellyfish
that lives in my mind.
If it’s Tuesday p.m., it’s Open Link Night at dVerse Poets Pub!
Marilyn Rauch Cavicchia 
Oh, no!
The agony aside, I think this may be the most original metaphor I’ve ever seen.
Thank you! Currently on vacation, spending a lot of energy trying not to imagine ocean creatures. We went to Lake Michigan when I was a kid. 🙂
…and I immediately saw the flip side of this and marveled at how shimmeringly mysterious our internal jellyfish can be. Loved this!
Thanks, complynn! If only I could befriend my mental jellyfish and have it work for me, not against!
oh i think i have a jellyfish in my mind as well sometimes…and ouch….the stings hurt..
I have never been stung before, but I think about it every time I step into the ocean!
we used to throw jellyfish at each other at camp…those suckers hurt…
but did you get its point…
Ewww! My imaginary jellyfish’s point, I think, was to keep me a bit unsettled and aware of my surroundings. Not entirely a bad thing, I guess.
yes.
Brilliant!
Thank you!
A jellyfish in your mind? Creative and icky. Love it!
Thanks, Zouxzoux!
I loved this!
Thanks very much, Audrey!
awesome! 🙂
There is a wry and humourous quality about your writing. I like it!
Thanks, Rallentanda! That does seem to be pretty consistent for me … even with a serious subject, I sort of glance at it from the side. Glad you like it!