Never ending, thinking really
Introspective, retrospective
I've been looking through
B-r-e-a-k/down
been thinking a lot recently
d-o-w-n/town
empty photo albums and memories
t-o-w-n/house
()cynically()cyclical()lacilcyc()yllacinyc()
h-o-u-s-e/hold
absentee persona non gratin
h-o-l-d/all
never stop thinking really
all-spark/no trousers
I was never there, always here
trousers p r e s s e d
been thinking about reality (ytilaer s'tahw)
p r e s s e d against
inside me, internally, (enclosed)
against me
never ending, thinking really
me you
my screen protector, (shielded)
as one
been internally debating
)(entwined)( forever
me from you and life, a travesty
never forget
neglect and regret, missteps so so so many
never ever agreeing really
forget past
I forget
how many times I've done the same
rinse, recycle, repeat, return
past mistakes
how many ways I've stained my name
mistakes missteps
copy, paste, recycle, recover
missteps misshapes
how many times I've covered my shame
don't fit
refresh, rinse, recycle, repeat
fit in
how many times I've done the same
in crowd
return to sender, natural incentor
crowded h-o-u-s-e, h-o-u-s-e(bound)
(bound) -gagged-, -gagged- (bagged)
(bagged) dumped, dumped there
there anywhere...down
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Thanks for reading!
Author's Notes: Okay...maybe last for today. Another one that is made up of parts of other pieces that were hanging around down the back of the digital sofa that is my WIP folder. I think they meld well together, because I am often preoccupied with these kinds of thoughts, haha.
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Paul Stewart
Scottish-Italian poet/writer from Glasgow.
Overflowing in English language torture and word abuse.
"Every man has a sane spot somewhere" R.L Stevenson
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Comments (6)
Unique Paul! 😁 Digital sofa - lolz.
There is something really constricting about the concentration needed to read this. I feel all wound up. Tense tbh. I am guessing you wanted that sense to come through. If so, it definitely worked!
What’s reality? Empty photo albums and memories. This feels fractured, a bracing realignment of expectation and memory and feeling. Very thought provoking!
Playing with words in such a free-flowing yet disjointed manner can be fun for all the disorientation it induces.
Very relatable. Love the writing style - awesome!
What's reality? I caught that; and I like your word porn!