I Am Who I Make Myself

Are not horns

They are

Sinuses

And nerves

Inflamed

On top

Of the head

And they

Ache

And bow

The neck

And head

And make

Hands hold

At them.

Unclench

The jaw

Get a big ice pack

For your head

And your neck

Wrap them in

Towels to avoid

Frostbite

And

Lie on your back if you can

And

Wail for a moment

And breathe

Again

Or else

The migraine

Comes back

And the head

Bows lower

To the collarbone

And pops out

The upper

C

And mid

T

And locks

The lumbar

Spine.

Don’t let it

Do

That.