forget about it

he sprints up the corridor

down

up

down again

until

he finds he can no longer

breathe

which sensation is
what he was trying
to escape
in the first place.

unfortunately
as distractions go
she's much too persistent
for running to shake off.

so he sprints again up the corridor
down
up
down again

with bitter smile
carrying a name
on his failing breath.

considering entitlement

i waited in a line today.

i could have cut to my mom and sister. (they wanted me to.)

i waited instead.

i didn't cut to my mom and sister. (i sort of wanted to.)

i waited for the five other customers ahead of me.

it was a surprising sort of satisfying. 

MJN

Silly boy with the brilliant games
and a very
small
brain.


Grumpy marm with the tight purse strings
and a very
old
plane.


Funny man with the smarmy grin
and the very
lively
chat.


Little man with the tiny wings
and the very
big
hat.

paradigm shift

Hollow.

To seek the quietness within and be met with muzzy, dampened, roaring silence.

When did her own company cease to be satisfactory?