Insight or Pathology fragments of alternity surface and swim around me like sharks I feel the sweep and pressure of their passing yet cannot grasp their shape or know intent lifted to altered reality on Archangel Gabapentin wings no pattern no familiars awe full insight or pathology Jane Nicol 2006 This poem accompanies the painting Insight...
Acting, As If In the depth of wrenching dark When I and my world break apart and fail On some still level I will hold alternate truths to be That the sun will eventually rise That laughter breaks through impossibility That open-heartedness, steeped in hot...
Anthem for Pfizer Holy, Holy, Pfizer merciful and mighty, Lord of drug angels Why should I face and befriend pain, when you offer all-powerful mercy. Lifted to altered reality on Archangel Gabapentin wings. I sold my mind, myself, for that promised moment of relief Jane Nicol 2005 This poem accompanies the painting Anthem...
Being Human Soul forgotten solitary in shivering human form building prison walls out of illusion braggart swaggering illusion whistling in the dark of truth denying the loneliness, the helplessness of being alive step back witness and remember learn to love the helplessness of being alive the dark bright pity of being human Jane Nicol...
Song For Old Nick The Skylark sings as joyfully on Christmas Day as on any other day of the year Jane Nicol 2004 This poem accompanies the painting Song For Old Nick (Portal series). ...
Brainstorm (III) a toxic tide in turmoil took my mind my life swept away Jane Nicol 2004 ...
Brainstorm (II) Existence gone in the eye of the storm what now? Jane Nicol 2004 ...
Brainstorm (I) In the eye of the storm blown the illusion perception is reality Jane Nicol 2004 ...