On a stormy weekend…

It’s been raining all day
the lake in the parking lot
has been upgraded
to the state’s third-largest lake
or maybe the world’s
sixth-largest ocean

I just woke up from a nap
to find the afternoon already gone

I suspect it got tired of waiting

—

I gave up on the movie halfway through
when the reappearance of two characters from the protagonist’s flashbacks
told me exactly what the second act would be

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My story arc frequently folds back on itself—
either it’s not sure where it wants me to go
or I’m not sure where I want it to go

I just want to wake up from a nap
with the hard part already out of the way
and have you say

You look confused
Were you having a dream?

(written 30 October 2022; posted 1 November 2022)

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