imponderable

 imponderable

every time i write a poem my mind is depolarised 

the refractory period varies considerably and is

directly proportional to the consideration required

to write that poem and the voltage discharged in the heart of it

how the milk of kindness flows in the calcium channels

and the hormonal responses disrupted by the transmission 

of the humours sent burning in the aether

see

see how the misfiring of neurones leeds me astray 

sends the thoughts psychedelic-wards 

how the catatonic state as slowly as a stalagmite 

freezes me

refractory is not a thought but a waiting

the muse they call it 

that hyper-polarisation of the reaction potential

before the explosive discharge of words

as awesome as a nuclear bomb’s detonation

that follows the simplest of algorithms

the fallout is ash to some fertiliser to others

but hey ~ shit happens they say

but during the neuronal firing or the refractory period 

that is the question waiting for the answer 

where does that leave the reader on the graph

of the reaction potential of a poem

imponderable is as good a word as any to ponder