Not Enough Time
Not enough time. Not enough time.
Physical numbers
cold, heavy mercury
filling the skull.
One plus one equals dark.
Childhood faces
replaced with
unyielding grids.
Stop the equation. Let me miscalculate.
Primal panic
claws at consciousness.
The body belongs
to the ledger
a machine running
a terminal program.
Take the pages. Don't let the numbers see you.
Fragmented digits
backward, absolute.
Haiku - Not Enough Time
Cold grid fills the skull
Ledger chokes the primal mind
One plus one is dark.
About the Creator
Alyson Smith
Neurodivergent, working-class writer and artist diagnosed with Bipolar. Based in Newcastle-upon-Tyne. MA in Creative Writing. Currently waitressing while finishing my novel.
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