Ever have a migraine? Wonder what it’s like…?
Picture It and Write from ermiliablog@wordpress
Write fiction or a poem to accompany the image or anything you wish to write about.
The picture prompt for this week is below:
by Robert Carter
reprinted rom Picture It and Write
The Seam
by Megrim Crunch *
Friggin’ migraine’s back again.
When the hell is it going to stop?
The right side of my head’s like a seam, unraveling. Skull shards floating away in slow motion.
There is no screaming pain. Only blinding anguish.
I plunge the heel of my palm into the throbbing corner of my eye hoping to make it stop.
Stop.
Stop.
I’m going to splinter into a million pieces; like a broken window. Then I’ll be gone.
I’ll be just an empty paneful space.
That’ll give me one hell of a migraine.
Ha. That’ll give me one hell of a migraine. Not funny.
Maybe I’ll have a million tiny migraines. Ouch, that thought hurts.
Maybe my migraine will be gone, permanently.
I mean without a head, how can I have one, right?
Paneful space? Now that was a pun.
Ha. That cracks me up.
Ha. Another funny.
Cracks me up. Get it?
Huh. I’m feeling a little better now.
Maybe I’ll just scream.
Maybe that’ll help.
Safer than splintering.
Randy Mazie
* The Seam by Megrim Crunch was written
before his cousin Edvard Munch painted The Scream
which was based on Megrim’s original story reprinted here.
The Writer's Village 
Always wondered about that painting. 🙂
janet
Wonders never cease. But with this, wonder no more.
I am right there with you seeing France through you… Randy
Glad you have you there (and to have you back.)
janet
thanks, Janet
Reblogged this on Ermilia and commented:
I loved this part so much – “The right side of my head’s like a seam, unraveling. Skull shards floating away in slow motion. ” Great description! I’ve only had one migraine in my life so far but… man… it was absolutely terrible. So debilitating. I really empathise with those who experience them frequently.
– Ermisenda
Thank you.
I have to go now my head is killing me. Randy
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This is stunning. Awesome. I agree about, “The right side of my head’s like a seam, unraveling. Skull shards floating away in slow motion.” Fabulous.
Why, thank you.
If I can ever get my palm out of my eye, I might feel even better.
Always, the big IF. 🙂
no, not really, just a little iffy.
😀 😀 😀
Very nicely written. Good bit of art history.
I thought you were a lover of art… as well as other things.