DELIRIUM

 

I have been struck down by delirium

I am restless and unable to focus

I try to read a book

And read the same paragraph repeatedly

I am in a state of confusion

One minute I am sure of something

The next moment I’m not

And sometimes I hallucinate

I think I see something or someone

I’ve looked it up online

I have all the symptoms of delirium

But none of the causes

I don’t have a fever

Nor have I been poisoned

And I’m pretty sure

I don’t have a brain injury

No, I have to face facts

I either have a brain tumour

Or I’m in love

I don’t know which is worse