Information and opinions on health from Ruth Bavetta at HealthCentral.com. HealthCentral.com is one of the top health destinations on the Web, with more than 35 condition-specific, wellness and general health Web properties. http://www.healthcentral.com/profiles/c/50558/index http://www.healthcentral.com/profiles/c/50558/rss self application/xml en-us 15 120 19 http://www.healthcentral.com/images/hc_logo_sm.gif http://www.healthcentral.com/profiles/c/50558/index http://www.healthcentral.com/migraine/c/50558/65024/asylum Sat, 28 Mar 2009 14:14:00 -0400 Ruth Bavetta   Asylum My pen drags across the paper, leaves a trail of blood black enough to birth the spider which wrenches free, crawlsup a lock of my hair,leg by leg by leg until its eight-spiked heartburrows into my brain,where it sits, staring, silent. Pale sparrows trickle from my eyes,drip onto the page,spread a puddle of thorns. I dip my pen, draw my head aflame with lilies,my body numb with lust. My hands grasp... http://www.healthcentral.com/migraine/c/50558/65024/asylum