Aphantasia

Freeverse

Sweet sensation of sandpaper?

A vision of music?

Can we hear an apple?

Listen to the appearance of my kitchen?

Do my mind’s eye, ear,

brain, mental imagery

all fail at times?

Instances could creep up.

Can I know?

Can I see merely in this mind if

I do not see by eye?

Can my mind hear if

there is something that cannot be heard?

Fingertips could lie.

It could be in my gut,

a sensation there rather than

seeing, hearing, smelling, feeling, tasting.

Do we feel aphantasia?

Can we see what we should hear?

Hear what we should see?

(22 Aug 2024)

Reviews

[Chris Shaw]

Can we see what we should hear? An interesting thought. Made me ponder on the senses. Lose one and the others may work overtime. I like what Jacob has said Andrew.

Chris

[Andrew John]

Thanks so much, Chris. I'm pretty sure I've dreamt of this stuff.

[jacob erin-cilberto]

Your poetry makes us feel, hear and see....it is poetry we can grab onto...palpable.
j.

[Andrew John]

Many thanks, Jacob. Feelings can be funny things - and what are feelings, not merely something applied to the hand, but to all the emotions?