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The Moments That Make Up A Dull Day

Streams of Conscious

By Matthew J. FrommPublished 2 years ago โ€ข Updated 2 years ago โ€ข 1 min read
The Moments That Make Up A Dull Day
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๐„ผ๐„ผ

๐„ผ๐„ผ

๐„ผ๐„ผ

๐„ผ๐„ผ

Tick

Tock

Tick

Tock

How is it only twelve o'clock?

Tick

Tock

Shit

A stream of conscious?

How can the stream flow freely

Over concrete dams?

Tick

Tick

Boom

Breakโ€™s over

Time's up

Back to punching

The clock

I should punch this clock

Throw my phone

In the reservoir

Snag a pickaxe

Break some concrete

Chip by chip

Chip

Chip

Chip

Maybe then

The thoughts will flow

Like sweat pooling

After each strike

Until cracks (f-o-r-m)

And the dam b

r

e

a

k

s

Their warden smashed

Thoughts flow wild

Drip

Drip

Drip

..........The reservoir empties.......

.................And Iโ€™m left................

Standing in the morass

.....................Of mud...................

...................And slug...................

................Remnants.................

............Waiting..........................

............................for a...............

...................................................

...........................................

.......................

..........

...

Drop

๐„ผ๐„ผ

๐„ผ๐„ผ

๐„ผ๐„ผ

๐„ผ๐„ผ

(Ooo look a Doggo!)

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Matthew J. Fromm

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Here there be dragons, knights, castles, and quests (plus the occasional dose of absurdity).

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