Getting closer to the truth with this one… Your persistent, insistent pressure has driven me to distraction face down on the pillow screaming silently for relief The walls surrounding me witness this small spectacle without comment though perhaps not without judgement Meanwhile, I count the ticks that comprise each eternal second knowing that the moment [...]
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I don’t like waiting (a poem)
Ah, restlessness! The counter is moving slowly too slowly for me I don’t like waiting I’m waiting for the number to change to show I’m making progress and I can move on I have to move on to get somewhere some place I feel safe time no longer hounding me Time and place, a sense [...]
The Sneezefest Chronicles (a poem)
I have been sneezing A LOT since yesterday. Naturally, I had to write about it. This is actually several short poems combined—and, yes, I spelled it Materiel on purpose… I The explosions shatter the afternoon calm The hastily erected barrier barely contains its force Materiel spills out over the top leaving a tangled mess of [...]