S. Kaczmarek has been with Spark since January 2023.

Concussion Girl

‘So What’s it Like?’

I can’t recall anything you just said. You were here just now but I didn’t notice until you told me I had forgotten. Everything is blinding dark. I’m afraid to reach out because every time I do my hands feel so heavy I stumble & fall to the floor. And when I’m on the floor it’s like a dense, murky sand that swallows you every time you push against it. There is no ground, no stability beneath your feet. There’s no recall of the before or after, only vague notions of what was & who were. You’re not so much as stunned as you are glazed, somewhat vacant, temple pressured & kilter off (I was once a person & now I’m not) I’m so clumsy, I can’t keep up, I’m bothered by light, the slightest sound is a terrible fright. You’re a permanent wobble, knock-kneed terrified, You catch no one there at the corner of your eye. I’m lost consciousness, the prior or after are gone. I’m just here. And I don’t know what this is but just here. So what’s it Like?

So what was your question?

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