A trip to the Doctors

Something we all do far too often these days, but this time it was different

A trip to the doctors

My mind was doing strange things, I was having strange thoughts,

things felt different, I felt different, I’d never felt like this before, colours seemed brighter, music sounded clearer.

My mind seemed to be expanding and a new sort of thinking , a sort of consciousness if you like , pushed its way into the front of my brain. My head was full of new thoughts and ideas .

A wave of euphoria swept through my body , I felt totally alive. I was consumed with the urge to smile, and was filled with an overwhelming desire to be outside, in nature, sitting around the campfire.

That’s where I was, but then I realised , I couldn’t see anybody I knew .

I didn’t know where they were, I didn’t know where I was and I didn’t know who these people were , sitting around the fire.

Don’t panic I thought, stay calm, stay calm and think.

The bloke beside me said “do you want a beer mate”, ? he handed me a can and as I took it, his hand slowly turned into a hoof and he had the head of a dolphin. In the distance, I could see a camel , dancing with a giant pineapple.

The woman sat next to me in a camping chair , stood up and flew away.

My mind, struggling to cope with all this extra sensory stimulation ,

became confused, and did a complete 180 flip. Dark thoughts suddenly began to fill my head and I began to despair at man’s inhumanity towards his fellow man. My thoughts and my mood seemed to drop , tumbling down , swirling amongst the shattered remnants of my reality, awash with the endless pain ,cruelty and desperation of the world.

Then I saw the dog, ….holding a beer in his paw ….and it was laughing ….with a horse. They were laughing at Keith Chegwin who was in a wetsuit and flippers and was struggling to put on a rucksack full of asparagus.

They turned towards me and the horse said, “just go with it man ,

relax and go with it,… enjoy and explore the myriad of new possibilities created by your restless mind.”

“Yes that’s all very well Mr Crump but I’m not interested in Glastonbury 82 ,

I meant have you had any hallucinations or other side-effects from your medication?”

“Ohhh I see…..sorry doctor , no I haven’t …..Oh, tell a lie……. My wee has turned orange”

Mark Crump Oct 24 ©️