Chapter 7 of 44

The Body Malfunctioning

The self, declining to cooperate. Sleep, nerve, digestion, and the particular indignities that are true often enough to be plausible every time.

95 verses

1. 1 I set the alarm for the right time on the wrong day Plausible
2. 2 I woke up already late in a way that felt deliberate Concerning
3. 3 I've been awake for some time but I wouldn't say conscious Unverifiable
4. 4 I slept through two alarms and a phone call Plausible
5. 5 I woke up at the right time in the wrong place Concerning
6. 6 I lost about forty minutes and I'd rather not get into it Concerning
7. 7 I sat down on the edge of the bed and that was a mistake Unverifiable
8. 8 I pressed snooze in a way that turned it off Unverifiable
9. 9 I dreamed I'd already come in and it was very convincing Concerning
10. 10 My body has decided this is a rest day without consulting me Concerning
11. 11 I've been up since three and I'm now paying for it Unverifiable
12. 12 I got in the shower and lost the plot entirely Unverifiable
13. 13 I've been operating on the wrong Tuesday Concerning
14. 14 I missed the change of the clocks by a whole day Concerning
15. 15 I have been awake since a time I'd rather not disclose Concerning
16. 16 I was ready forty minutes ago and then I sat down Unverifiable
17. 17 I got dressed and then had to get dressed differently Unverifiable
18. 18 I ate something last night that has views about this morning Unverifiable
19. 19 My hands are not doing what I'm asking them to Concerning
20. 20 I stood up too fast and I've had to sit back down Unverifiable
21. 21 I've got a headache that's arrived with a plan Unverifiable
22. 22 I have hiccups and they've stopped being funny Concerning
23. 23 My eye has been doing something since yesterday Concerning
24. 24 I bit my tongue and I can't be around people yet Concerning
25. 25 I've done something to my neck by sleeping Plausible
26. 26 My back has gone and it went while I was standing still Plausible
27. 27 I'm fighting something off and I'd rather not hand it to anybody Plausible
28. 28 I've got the thing that's going round and it got round to me Plausible
29. 29 I've woken up with a voice that isn't mine Unverifiable
30. 30 I've lost my voice and gained something worse Concerning
31. 31 I'm having a reaction to something and I'm working out what Unverifiable
32. 32 I'm having a tooth out and they told me not to plan anything after Plausible
33. 33 I've been told not to drive for twenty-four hours Unverifiable
34. 34 I've got a thing on my face and I'm not bringing it in Unverifiable
35. 35 I have to keep this elevated for the rest of the morning Concerning
36. 36 I have to go sit with a family member for a medical thing Plausible
37. 37 Somebody has to take a person to a place and it's me Unverifiable
38. 38 I'm in a waiting room and they've stopped calling names Unverifiable
39. 39 The appointment ran over and then it ran over again Plausible
40. 40 I have to stay for one more test Plausible
41. 41 I've been told to rest and I'm doing exactly what I was told Unverifiable
42. 42 I fainted this morning and I've been advised to sit down Unverifiable
43. 43 I've been sent home and I'm not going to argue with it Unverifiable
44. 44 My blood pressure did something at the pharmacy and now there's paperwork Concerning
45. 45 The dentist has found something and wants me back this afternoon Unverifiable
46. 46 I've done something to my knee and stairs are now a negotiation Plausible
47. 47 I can walk but I can't do it at any speed Unverifiable
48. 48 I've got a splinter in a place that has made this a whole morning Unverifiable
49. 49 My finger is stuck in something and I'd rather not say what Not reassuring
50. 50 I've burned my hand and it's the hand I use Unverifiable
51. 51 I've cut myself and I'm not going to be useful for a bit Unverifiable
52. 52 I've come out in something and I'm having it looked at Unverifiable
53. 53 I have to fast until eleven and I'm not safe to be around Concerning
54. 54 I'd be no use in there today Unverifiable
55. 55 My camera works but my face doesn't today Concerning
56. 56 I've heard a recording of my own voice and I have things to work through Please take the day
57. 57 I've been in three meetings that were this meeting Unverifiable
58. 58 I have a conflict and the conflict is with the meeting Concerning
59. 59 I read the agenda and it read me back Please take the day
60. 60 I promised the calendar I'd stop doing this Not reassuring
61. 61 I've reached my limit for being looked at today Concerning
62. 62 I can't be perceived before eleven Not reassuring
63. 63 If I speak in there today it will go badly for everyone Not reassuring
64. 64 My contribution today would be a net negative Concerning
65. 65 I've got nothing prepared and I've decided to be honest about it Unverifiable
66. 66 My legs haven't forgiven me for Tuesday Plausible
67. 67 I can't lift my arms above a certain height yet Unverifiable
68. 68 I've eaten in a way that rules out the next few hours Unverifiable
69. 69 My kit is wet and there isn't a second kit Plausible
70. 70 I've been told to take a week and it's day two Plausible
71. 71 I've done something to my shoulder reaching for a mug Unverifiable
72. 72 My knee made a sound this morning and I'm respecting it Unverifiable
73. 73 I went last night and this morning is the consequence Plausible
74. 74 I have to be able to walk tomorrow and that's the constraint Unverifiable
75. 75 I've hit the wall and the wall was earlier than usual Concerning
76. 76 I've got hiccups and they've stopped being funny Concerning
77. 77 I've bitten my tongue and I can't be around people yet Concerning
78. 78 There's something in my eye and it's made one side of my face a problem Unverifiable
79. 79 I've got a nosebleed that has come back twice Unverifiable
80. 80 My voice has gone and what's left is worse Concerning
81. 81 I've got a headache that arrived with a plan Unverifiable
82. 82 I've stood up too fast and had to sit back down Unverifiable
83. 83 My hands aren't doing what I'm asking them to Concerning
84. 84 I've scalded my wrist on the steam and it's the wrong wrist Unverifiable
85. 85 I've done something to my back standing still Plausible
86. 86 My knee has gone on the stairs and stairs are how I leave Unverifiable
87. 87 I've twisted an ankle stepping off a curb Plausible
88. 88 Something has flared up that flares up occasionally Unverifiable
89. 89 I've got a temperature and I'd rather not bring it in Plausible
90. 90 I've been sick twice this morning and I'd like to stop counting Plausible
91. 91 I've woken up with a rash and I'm having it looked at Unverifiable
92. 92 I've been dizzy since I stood up and it hasn't settled Unverifiable
93. 93 My jaw has locked slightly and I'd rather not speak much today Concerning
94. 94 I've got a blister in a place that makes walking a decision Unverifiable
95. 95 I've been holding a nerve in my back very carefully since seven Concerning