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January 30, 2017
By sklipman SILVER, Harrison, New York
sklipman SILVER, Harrison, New York
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Breathe

At least that’s what they tell me
They tell me a lot of things.

 

Never wake a sleepwalker

 

Kilogram times meter
Divided by
Articles of Confederation
Preterite endings
Conjugated to

 

No time

 

Blink

 

How could I forget

It’s just
One of those
Things

 

I’m sorry
For what I did
Searching
my mind

 

too many boxes

 

It’s clustered here
hard to find an air pocket
a place to

 

Breathe
Everything will be fine

 

Oh hi
it’s good to see you too
I’m sorry
I really should go
There’s just
So much


Fix
Do
Be

 

They say

 

I don’t understand how to
Please tell me how to
Should I know how to 

 

Breathe

 

Remember

 

To blink


The author's comments:

A poem capturing my confusion in a confusing time. 


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