Scribbled Thoughts

23:24

Be bold, be obvious

or people will conveniently

overlook what they

don’t want to deal with.

If you don’t use your voice

no one will care,

no one will know,

and you will fade

away into something

less than human.

23:23

Oh seeker of new skills

let me permit

one day of training…

But wait! A crisis!

To your normal tasks

you must go,

they cannot do it

without you

(for some reason)

and so your day

turns into a few hours.

But you have the new skill,

right? Because we

need you to do it

all alone

from now on.

23:22

Oh Night Nurse of relief,

whose addictive properties I must seek

to fall into a peaceful sleep

and back to health slowly creep.

23:21

Objects without eyes,

sense, sound,

how do you whisper

in my mind

and influence

my future?

Why do I listen

to the voiceless

instead of trusting

vibrations that hum

against my skin

and tingle through

my spine,

thrilling and frightening

me enough

that I turn away

and chase

what no one can

ever prove

or believe.

23:20

Hoover away the

signs of progress,

because it is messy,

and it’s better

to erase it then

gaze at what

could be.

23:19

Ad interrupted,

pay extra for peace of mind

or have loud reminders

that you are cheap, poor,

and don’t deserve

the privilege of calm,

the steady stream of

mindless audio to

unwind to before

beginning another day.

23:18

It’s a clingy relationship

you can’t shake off,

the mucus coating

your insides and

spilling out, but

still clogging your breathing

preventing any relief,

any end,

any sense

of being normal again.

23:17

Push, slide, hit hit hit,

mash, glide, quick quick quick.

Up, down, wriggle and back,

slip to the side and avoid the attack.