a girl with beautiful blue eyes
sits solitary in a rowboat
she’s been waiting two hours
one hour past when he said
he still hasn’t shown up
she wrings her fingers
her eyes are watery
but she refuses to blink
the water laps at the sides
she remains motionless
even as noises tempt her
another hour passes
she knows he isn’t coming
but waiting was a testimony
her legs ache and shake
as she walks away alone

cool head
thought out
deliberate action
it’s admirable
I have a new protagonist

everyone touched my toes
figuring out an old rhyme
I felt like a kid again

needles and teeth
wind in and around
running, screaming
hold it up to the light
don’t breathe
count to five
hold up a flare
pearls and claws

pixels float on a screen
deep blue and white hot
it’s the time in space
bouncing and twisting
move a muscle, it’s gone
stare and become one
wait for it to come back
skittish and temperamental
finally, here with exuberance
enjoy, breathe, wait some more
slow change but steady
watch it forever

edit undo
click pull
double tap
right click
copy paste

in a 7 by 10 foot room
we sit for an hour
you can’t breathe
you’re laughing so hard
we look at pictures
of you, you look 12
of me, you skip them
of the dog, she’s a dork
of the cat, he’s suave
of our mom, she’s cute
and then we leave

what is seemingly infinite
is disproved with a search
that far-reaching thing
we rely on every day
the Internet is limited
and occasionally, I see that