Ten To – 10th December 1987

~ shaun tenzenmen

Ten to ten again
One of those nights
Ten to one
I start another fight

Ten to ten again
Let’s go home
Ten to one
I’ll be alone

Ten to the end
Another ten friends
Ten score – ten more
Went away – ten to yesterday

24th Oct 2025 – Shared with Poets and Storytellers United #200

20 thoughts on “Ten To – 10th December 1987”

    1. There must a word to describe this feeling….

      DeepSeek tells me:

      Semantic Satiation: This is a psychological phenomenon where repetition causes a word or phrase to temporarily lose meaning for the listener, who then perceives the speech as repeated meaningless sounds.

      Jamais Vu: This is the opposite of déjà vu (“already seen”). Jamais vu (“never seen”) is the feeling of unfamiliarity with something that you know is familiar. Staring at a common word until it looks wrong, strange, or like it’s misspelled is a classic example of jamais vu. Semantic satiation is often considered a specific type of jamais vu.

      Wordnesia: This is a more modern, informal, and playful term for the exact feeling you described. It’s a portmanteau of “word” and “amnesia,” and it’s perfect for casual conversation. For example, “I was writing ‘brief’ and got a sudden case of wordnesia—it looked completely wrong.”

      I’m learning things today! And…..I feel a poem coming on!

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  5. Wordnesia is a good word to describe a word on the tip of the tongue. Pleased you are still learning things writing poetry, reading books, and are in bed by ten and no longer starting fights. 🙂

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