Reception
whomever uncoild the universe
didn’t leave instructions
on the upkeep of this whole thing
but there needs to be something done
I feel older than I should
everything that is out there
I’ve known over and over and over
every single person
is just saying the same things
with different faces
I wonder
if I could find a place
to slap the side
like we did the televisions
when the static got too much
if this loop would break
and jolt us all free
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I like how you compare the state of the world to those old televisions that we use to have to tweak and bully. Slap the side, move the rabbit ears, jiggle the picture tube. If you find the spot, give it a good whack for me too! Good poem!
so good these deft lines at pinning down repetitiveness
Love this comparison.