ideas as formless as the hum of the air conditioner – I have it on all the time. A permanent machine fixture of background lifeless<\/p>\n
ideas as formless<\/p>\n
but without the malice of politics – and more coherent – political rally on youtube – sounds evil
\nmy dog is licking his paws, I tell him to stop. The light in this room needs adjustment- it’s too dry, too cold, the walls too white and empty.<\/p>\n
Politics shapes the character of day-to-day, I think.
\nLast year was constant stress, panic, short outbursts of violence. This year is the slow-drip anxiety of global dementia.
\nNeither are ideal. Or any good at all.<\/p>\n
My throat is dry, the trees outside wave in the wet-hot breeze of midsummer.
\nAnd I wonder, as I do every day around this time- what next?<\/p>\n
ideas as formless<\/p>\n
The air is as cold as the white of the walls.
\nOutside it is hot, even as the sun goes down.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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