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Nomad

May 26, 2022
By mattlovestribe BRONZE, Lake Saint Louis, Missouri
mattlovestribe BRONZE, Lake Saint Louis, Missouri
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I once saw a post online
about how this man has been on the same LSD trip

for a decade
and I thought it was absurd —

psychedelics enter the system
shifts in lights and fractals enter your mind

and it stays there

somehow you die and never are reborn


purely synthetic creativity

and you never leave and I think


maybe the first couple days

are perfectly fine and enjoyable


but then after a week you hate it

and you hate the hallucinations and the sights you see now


a guy responds

“You’re good man. Go walk in grass, maybe barefoot. It’ll end it all.”


I’ve never had

Lysergic acid diethylamide in my system


but I’ve been walking barefoot in the grass for about 2 years now

and the trip has never ended


The author's comments:

Matthew Ehlmann is a senior at Timberland High School. He started writing poetry during 8th grade and has fallen in love with it ever since. He writes poetry so he can reach out to other people. This specific piece is related to things he's been through and hopes you enjoy it.


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