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12 january 2022, 10:10pm

reliably precise, single digits march into the clock’s night sky

with the clacking of keys to punctuate their departure.

the afterimage of neon numbers sear my eyes,

mimicking distorted traffic lights.

hands branded by a desk’s edge

are overturned in a mockery of palm-reading;

the added lines intersect existing creases, askew

as they cut off paths carved by the fortune of years past.

9 july 2021, 7:47pm

stretching out within a casket of fabric

and pressing my hands against the pliable sides,

i find solace in coarse nylon and raised seams.

the walls are flexible and suffocating,

but shall i complain? the air is comfortable

and smells of artificial lavender and mothballs.

i keep myself busy, and imagine the sight

of a hammock, starchy white with creases,

strung between two sprawling lemon trees.

7 july 2021, 10:15am

the rattling A/C mimics the rain

pounding its fists on thin windowpane;

demanding entry, an unwelcome guest

invading my four walls of white stucco.

my blinds meekly turn the other cheek,

allowing slivers of dim grey through their gaps.

chilled air briefly pushes them aside,

and i catch a glimpse of a figure sprinting through the downpour.

their hems are wet, and i wonder how it feels

to splash through puddles held by asphalt.

lavender rain || color theme

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a collection.