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Why did I...?

Think about something else. Anything else!

By Emma SwanPublished about a year ago 1 min read
Why did I...?
Photo by Andrew Guan on Unsplash

Don’t think about it. Don’t dwell

It really turned out just as well

So why is my brain doomed to repeat

The cringiest things I’ve said this week?

Rolling back and forth in bed

As scenes replay inside my head

Crosswords, Facebook, Insta reels

To try to distract from how I feel

I wear out my brain in pursuit of sleep

Overworked shepherd with uncountable sheep

Nocturnally phone-lit ‘til the dawn starts to creep

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