This is sort of my tribute to the Underground Man, and how my mind sort of "works". Our brains are similar in the way that we think too much at the same time. I can relate to him and his insane thoughts a lot in places in the book. Please enjoy.
Out of My Mind
A brain is splattered on the wall.
The class laughs at the joke.
Note to myself: the conversion in March. Requires lots of work.
Mustn’t forget to make the banner.
March is my brother’s birthday. Can’t forget that.
The teacher joked that he should get a sponge
and a bucket to clean the brain up.
A kid in my class tried to eat my eraser.
Said it looked like candy.
My brother’s birthday is coming up.
Mom told me that I should become
a straight A student if I wanted
to keep my privileges.
He ate my eraser. Banner designing.
March is the convention.
She said that I can’t continued to
be a straight B student. Lies.
I’m a B+ student. I yelled at her.
March is my brother’s birthday
and the convention.
I get to conduct a choir piece.
Teacher showed me how to
conduct entrances. On 4 for beat 1,
on 1 for beat 2, on 2 for beat 3, on 3 for beat 4.
Straight B student. Lies. Splattered brain.
Breathe, she said. Because they’ll do
as you do. 1 for beat 2, 2 for beat 3.
I yelled at my mom. And brother, too.
That kid tried to eat my eraser.
The convention in March.
Made up characters:
Chloe, Emma, Brianna,
Robbie, Becco, Winter.
Mine’s going to kill you first. No mine!
2 for beat 3, 3 for beat 4.
Mine has a pet turtle. I have a dog.
I can climb up trees. I will kill your dog.
I can make guns and axes and swords.
Robbie, Becco, Winter.
Lies. Birthday.
Vacuum cleaner in the background.
Dad trudges up the stairs, huffing.
Biology test tomorrow. 2 for beat 3.
Become a straight A student.
Clean the brains splattered on the wall.
I can climb trees.
Washing machine is broken.
Housekeeper gasps. Lots of money.
Sparkling water fizzes.
Chloe, Emma, Brianna.
Conducting. Yelling. Birthday.
Mom yells lots more.
You might need a biology tutor.
Stop it stop it stop it. I don’t.
Vacuum cleaner. 1 for beat 2.
Characters. Lies. March.
Dad and I, together
study for the biology test,
both exhausted. I thank him.
Huffing up stairs. Trees. Lies.Tutors.
Chloe. Yelling. Conducting. Robbie.
Candy. Eraser. Sponge. Joke. Brain.
Convention. Birthday. Banner. B student.
Breathe. Characters. Fizzing. Winter. Brother.
4 for beat 1. Becco. 1 for beat 2. Brianna.
Climbing trees. A student. Axes. Swords.
2 for beat 3. Vacuum cleaner. 3 for beat 4. Biology tutor.
Lies. Yelling. Conducting. Huffing. Testing.
Emma. Guns. Gasping. Stop it. Stop it. Stop it. STOP IT.
A brain is splattered on the wall.
The class laughs at the joke.
Note to myself: the convention in March.
March is my brother’s birthday.
I’m out of my mind.
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