We stress and de-stress
Our heads need more rest
for their methodical tyranny exceeds the speed limit
Facial muscles and
other head muscles
don’t need rest; neurons - in their crania - have a tendency
to fire chaos
whenever they want
When our heads rest, slow reflexes are enabled. That’s okay
Throttles can be lame
Yet, one story stands
withering. Taunton’s past plays out in a rustic hippodrome
Glory fails in there
The Duke of Monmouth
proclaims himself the king. We hear all his pretentious voices
Remember to rest
Like a deep tendon
reflex - stretching a historical drama to breaking point
By the Chard canal,
we breathe in freshness
Letting some familiar monotones colour themselves in
Life enters our bones
as blink reflexes
operate, under the white sun, to give the right reaction
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