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Couch Potato

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Wake up…out of bed...brush your teeth…or rush out…grab a taxi…bus…metro…walk…run…reach workplace…school…park…site…

Rush...breathe…rush…breathe…rush…breathe…rush…breathe…rush…breathe…rush…breathe…rush… breathe…rush…breathe…rush…breathe…rush…breathe…rush…breathe…rush…

Arrive panting like a pig…try to think…try to settle…Coffee…cigarettes…juice…tea…vodka…milk…meeting…conference…class…phone call…throwing up…bathroom…silencing your thoughts…staring at the screen…laughing…cunning teeth…operator…machine…count your steps…grab a picture…grocery list…mother calls…laugh more…sms…lover sends a kiss…more smile…ignore your pain…shoulders twisted on a chair…emails…work…work…work…and work some more…leave…

Rush...breathe…rush…breathe…rush…breathe…rush…breathe…rush…breathe…rush…breathe…rush… breathe…rush…breathe…rush…breathe…rush…breathe…rush…breathe…rush…

Arrive…greeted by friends…sit…drink…eat…talk nonsense…smile…puff…laugh…frown…express using the five senses…6th sense is off…not alone yet…phone calls…sms…more sms…more phone calls…nag…kiss…dance…drink…drink some more…walk…clubs…books…writers…films…stars…tip toe…dance on the street…dark…moon shines…point at the moon…talk about a car…wedding…babies…growing old…useless…useless conversations…useless…

Rush...breathe…rush…breathe…rush…breathe…rush…breathe…rush…breathe…rush…breathe…rush… breathe…rush…breathe…rush…breathe…rush…breathe…rush…breathe…rush…

Arrive…blinded by billboards...flat tire…broken heal…spoilt pants…unknown number…words left unsaid…accelerating heart beats…passionate kisses…giggles…smooth breaths…soft touches…quarrels…tears…lonely dinner…maybe even with a pet…msn…googletalk…skype…facebook…screen…screen…screen…tv…sitcoms…series…films…drama…outdated documentaries…news…war…death…war…famine…war…virus…war…politicians…poison…couch potato…subliminal messages…make it to bed…close eyes…time stands still…never does…maybe will…

Maybe when time stands still I’ll understand what I’ve done to myself…
I’ll understand what life is…
I’ll understand why I crave for a smell…
Why my heart beats in a random beat at 3:05pm…everyday…
Why I cried so much that night…ears screaming on their own…
Why I surrendered to the cursor…blinking at me…
Why I want to touch…smell…feel…
Why my throat hurts whenever I smoke after being awake for 24hrs…
Why I still move around my bed thinking…
Why I wake up every 20min thinking someone was talking to me…
Why I adore silence…hate loneliness…
Why I grind my teeth…and puff…
Why I squeak…while I used to roar…
Why I feel like my hands…are not mine anymore…
Why people look like worked up machines…dying away…
Why I feel like a cliché puppet in a combusted space…
Maybe…when time stands still…when time stands still…
"Maybe when time stands still...I'll laugh...I'll understand...maybe not"

It's been a while since I submitted anything...but that's all going to change ;)

Advanced critique requested please :)

Enjoy :blowkiss:
© 2009 - 2024 Lynnelle
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Rachting's avatar
I really like this. Just the word use makes it really obvious that the person is just doing what they think they should do, almost in a robotic state.

I should let you know though that with DA's new formatting changes, your text goes off the little box meant for text and is a little hard to read at times. If you look at this piece, you'll know what I mean.