Holy shit. This is amazing and all too real (unfortunately). May we all one day be free of this worm! Until then, I’ll be sending this to my boss as my reason for calling out “sick.”
Grotesque perhaps, but a fortunate worm in many respects. It all scales up and down doesn't it Sam? We are munching and nibbling in after our own fashion and the worm... Well... Probably has its on frustrating form of neurosis ;)
Oooh, I didn’t think about it like that. I wonder what parasite has latched itself to the worm…and I wonder if it has any poetic grievances about it. 😆
Woke up to Vermis Brutalis this morning. Laughed at the need to give it a Latin name. It does give it gravitas! I will be on the look out for my own. (Et tu, Brutalis?)
I swing between the dark and the fun. Maybe I am just weird. Really enjoyed this and have now investigated the vermis which is all biologically interesting. Where were you when I needed a decent teacher of Biology?
Ahhh. I did enjoy this…but saying I enjoyed it sounds a bit dark, doesn’t it? I guess I mean to say that this really resonates with me today. I think I’m having a case of the vermis brutalis attack as well.
Thanks for sharing, Sylvia! I wish I could say I’m glad it resonated, but vermis brutalis attacks are no fun at all. I find that writing about it can be a little cathartic. And I do really appreciate you reading and responding. 🙂
Holy shit. This is amazing and all too real (unfortunately). May we all one day be free of this worm! Until then, I’ll be sending this to my boss as my reason for calling out “sick.”
Yes! To getting rid of the worm!! 🥂
(Thanks for reading, as always.) 🙂
Sam Kafka strikes again!!! this one is an all-timer, sir. a complete story in a poem. 🙌🏽🙌🏽🙌🏽
Hehe. Thanks, mate, for the always encouraging feedback — even on the darker and stranger pieces. It means a lot 😁
I agree with jared 🤎🤎🤎
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I hope the worm doesn't get you. Your writing is too good to die. It'd be too soon.
Thank you, Nazish. So far, I have bested the worm! 🙂
It’s giving rfk
Hahah ngl Brain Worm himself was probably the subconscious inspo for this piece
The most revolting subjects can sometimes inspire the best writing
Grotesque perhaps, but a fortunate worm in many respects. It all scales up and down doesn't it Sam? We are munching and nibbling in after our own fashion and the worm... Well... Probably has its on frustrating form of neurosis ;)
Oooh, I didn’t think about it like that. I wonder what parasite has latched itself to the worm…and I wonder if it has any poetic grievances about it. 😆
'my body will crawl up the stairs,
ooze into my office chair, and squint,
one-eyed and insane,
against the harsh light of my laptop,
lured by the appalling possibilities
of another work day —
and a new worm will begin its terrible dance within'.
Ufff Samuel, this packs a punch. Great writing. I'm awake (to it!)
Thank you so much. Glad that passage struck a chord for you as well!!
Woke up to Vermis Brutalis this morning. Laughed at the need to give it a Latin name. It does give it gravitas! I will be on the look out for my own. (Et tu, Brutalis?)
I swing between the dark and the fun. Maybe I am just weird. Really enjoyed this and have now investigated the vermis which is all biologically interesting. Where were you when I needed a decent teacher of Biology?
Haha! “Et tu, brutalis?” made me laugh 😁
I fully agree that if we did more crossovers between biology and poetry in university, both subjects would attract more engaged students. :)
Ahhh. I did enjoy this…but saying I enjoyed it sounds a bit dark, doesn’t it? I guess I mean to say that this really resonates with me today. I think I’m having a case of the vermis brutalis attack as well.
Thanks for sharing, Sylvia! I wish I could say I’m glad it resonated, but vermis brutalis attacks are no fun at all. I find that writing about it can be a little cathartic. And I do really appreciate you reading and responding. 🙂