The Migraine Path

•“The Migraine Path” is an original poem that explores the neurological symptoms of the migraine phases.•Its evocative language illustrates the personal impact of migraine on quality of life.•The patient’s point of view is accompanied by clinical analyses of this subjective experience.•Poetic descriptions capture the complex and somewhat insightful entropy of a migraine episode.•This piece can help shed new light on the burden of migraine and improve empathy for this prevalent primary headache.