Unusual

it was her normal state of affairs she smelled the cacophony of blindness touched an overflow of drought listened to audible brightness tasted a crescendo of palpations until she was so out of tune with everyone else’s senses that fragmented perception was joined her friend uncovered shrieking silence saw lush tastes in his mind heard prisms of lightning touched fragrances in his ears felt anaesthetic pain an tuned in to her ‘misperceptions’ together they would conquer shadows mirages crescendos refrains of a common chorus combined healthy madness illusions delusions and untold stories of tranquil unrest stagnant motion anosmia’s scents hysterical blindness unspeakable conversations serious laughter mosaics of beauty squared circles and ellipsoid parallels when they mixed their blood a tattoo went up into smoke only to ascend a slope of two rocks growing moss with Sisyphus in reverse the label of ‘other’ vanished into open closure periphery became their bi-polar centre surreal distortion gathered clear contours and the silhouette of bedlam granted them freedom beyond any restrictions she felt his voice saw his speech listened to his aura while he smelt the touch of her skin before they made love once more in total composure and ecstatic foundations upright they fell into each other’s arms knowing that neuro-diverse means special and gifted was a fine quality to share 10th September 2021