that special discomfort of standing in the shower
and starting to recall the two-ish years you spent in an
international pyramid schemey self-improvement empire
but even more acute
is rehashing the scores of people
you pressed, cajoled, and roped into 'learning more'
sitting most uncomfortably in fold up chairs lined in a row
or answering your mid-evening calls
from a cubicle in a basement in mid-town
from close friends and family
to the sudanese bus driver at the elementary school you work at
and the prick-ish guy you kissed one time
rueful regret blossoms
like steam on the window
and a lasting skepticism of self-sealing systems
even for a hopeless joiner like me
beauty~~~ "rueful regret blossoms/ like steam on the window/ and a lasting skepticism of self-sealing systems"
ReplyDeletea spell for us all in that special regret!
ReplyDeleteoh, blessings to the steam that cleanses all! i am so utterly curious re: this scheme. heavens, this is rich <3
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