i am too tired for this thing called "feeling emotions" - or, beat this:
"processing how i feel". as if i were some sort of a machine
that places a meaningless sensation onto a conveyor belt,
pointlessly observes every detail and dent while it passes through a metal cavern,
and deposits it into a box that is taped, stamped, and shipped away.
everything perfectly processed, except what actually happens
is: the conveyor belt is broken so the parcels all just collect
in an unbalanced pile at the mouth of the machine
while i huddle inside the metal cavern, watching the shadow grow
at the opening. i tell myself it's just a sunset and if i look out, i'll see the sky
on firework, brilliant and beautiful and breathtaking. (i don't look out. the sky is on firework.)
but i am not one to procrastinate, so the boxes keep getting taped, stamped, and shipped away
and i tell myself that empty boxes take less fuel to ship.
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