Ishtar's Shithouse Poetry

For most of my life, I was aware that my mind worked differently from others, and that people often struggled to understand me and my reasoning. But I never fully grasped why or how that difference manifested. I strongly suspect that my innate verbosity is, in part, a result of this awareness. Additionally, I always assumed phrases like 'picturing something in your mind's eye' or 'counting sheep to sleep' were just metaphors, so it never occurred to me that some people could actually see images in their minds, let alone that others don’t have an internal monologue—mine can run non-stop! My lack of clarity regarding the nuances of mind persisted until February 2022, when I first came across the concept of aphantasia. The realisation was both shocking and transformative—it was as if a hidden veil had been lifted, revealing an entirely new world I had never known existed. As I began exploring this newfound awareness, I struggled to put my experiences into words, so I t...