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Concussed
Days after being flipped
The pain lingers on top of my head
I sit on the sidelines
Staring out into the open field
The
Gears
Won’t
Turn
Trying so hard
Yet no progress
Instead
A knife is stabbed in the back of my head
But when I reach to extract it
There is nothing there
The
Gears
Have
Stopped
I sleep for hours
I cry for hours
I think nothing for hours
Unable to do anything
Stuck in place
The
Gears
Are
Rusting
No one to talk to
No one relates
I am alone
Becoming mute to society
The
Gears
Remain
Rusting
The knife no longer throbs
Finally, it is gone
My legs slowly pump across the field
At last, I am alive again
The
Gears
Are
Slowly
Starting
To
Turn
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This piece is inspired by my two previous concussion and what it feels like to go through one physically and mentally. I also wanted to bring awareness to this injury because so many people don't understand what it's like and dangerous they really are. So I hope this piece can bring some awareness to concussions.