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13 April 2026

Posted by L.A. Nicholas

This blurred life - after Alison Luterman

This blurred life - after Alison Luterman

I am caught in a watercolour kaleidoscope
of days into weeks, into months.
When I come to rest, there is no sleep
only exhaustion, and that motion sickness: uncertainty.

Another day where I failed to remain in-stride with pain.
Another week of sunrises with blue-light-fractures.
Another month were I justify the sum of my efforts
to a court of my own voices.

Tonight, beneath the spilled-paint blue-grey of pre-dawn,
my ayes have it: I declare the cycle broken.
Tomorrow, I will observe my outlines on this twenty-four-hour canvas,
live vivid, at my own pace, not Anxiety’s forced fast-forward.

This blurred life is still passing, but for now I seek the rivers
trees and birdsong I know are just a decision away; I do have time
to walk amongst them, and in doing so I am making a mark
on my terms, in my own colours, and signing my name_______


Bio:

Lawrence Nicholas is a poet, singer and coder based in Romsey, Hampshire.
He primarily uses art to take ownership of his chronic health conditions.

His poems have been published in various anthologies, including English Heritage’s Untold Stories, and The Lost Art of Staring into Fires (Valley Press, 2022).

He performed as Winchester Poetry Platform’s Featured Poet at All in The Mind Festival, 2022, and supported Buddy Wakefield’s Dove Pulp Tour at Mayflower Studios, Southampton.

He is currently co-creating The Darkness Realm, an interactive, combined arts website.

https://www.facebook.com/lawrence.nicholas.1

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