Melancholic Aspirations

Inspired by "Forgotten Things" by Paul Wittenberger

Feb 12, 2024

∙ Paid

person's hand over brown floral field during daytime — Photo by Daniel Jensen on Unsplash

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I try to comprehend
how it might feel
being a frying
pan above fire
trying to synthesize
oil and water
before it realized

or to be the bottle
that dreams of capturing
and imprisoning lighting,
the period lasting
less than a thunderclap,
musing how it feels
to be galvanized
from within

or to be the snowman
that never m…

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