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"let me write letters to the moon and lay in a bed of moss and mushrooms"

By katherine j zumpanoPublished about a month ago • 1 min read

lately I’ve been dreaming of a quieter life.
a curled up kind of life / a cordless kind of life.
my calendar overflowing, my phone buzz-buzzing.
I am haunted, but mostly by unanswered emails.
no, your email has not found me well;
it has found me foaming at the mouth, 
clawing at my skin for a way out.


a cordless kind of life. unplugged.
let me never touch another keyboard.
let me write letters to the moon and 
lay in a bed of moss and mushrooms and
swim in a mountain stream.
let my to-do list say:









do whatever you want today.
whatever warms your heart.


This poem incorporates the following prompts:
“a curled up kind of life / a cordless kind of life” by @stillchasingcrescendos
“I am haunted, but mostly by unanswered emails” by @loisofthehearth

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About the Creator

katherine j zumpano

poet & writer in the pnw

bookworm

author of 'from me, to you' & 'what we leave behind'

anti-ai | anti-facism

find me on instagram & threads: @kjzwrites

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    Written by katherine j zumpano