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"I stare out at the dark ocean under the bright stars, and I feel, I feel Nothing I should be feeling something No butterflies of nostalgia knocking on the inside of my stomach No hazy memories of a first love that I forgot about until you asked No sadness at the brutal death of my month-old hamster Still, I should be all deep and in touch with emotions right now I used to be great at that Ah, those were the days... I could spin any half-baked answer into a philosophical dilemma in minutes and my friends would listen to me so intently, even breaking away to discuss my "ingenious derriere." Oh, I know how to capture that magical feeling of superiority again." *Proceeds to reply to every top comment on Reddit with contradictory statements creating a string of hostile notifications until the account gets banned from the site entirely then stares wistfully at the screen and basks in the buzz of self-importance*
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May 8
May 8, 2026 at 11:14 PM UTC
May 8- Wistful
"I stare out at the dark ocean under the bright stars, and I feel, I feel Nothing I should be feeling something No butterflies of nostalgia knocking on the inside of my stomach No hazy memories of a first love that I forgot about until you asked No sadness at the brutal death of my month-old hamster Still, I should be all deep and in touch with emotions right now I used to be great at that Ah, those were the days... I could spin any half-baked answer into a philosophical dilemma in minutes and my friends would listen to me so intently, even breaking away to discuss my "ingenious derriere." Oh, I know how to capture that magical feeling of superiority again." *Proceeds to reply to every top comment on Reddit with contradictory statements creating a string of hostile notifications until the account gets banned from the site entirely then stares wistfully at the screen and basks in the buzz of self-importance*
I like writing poems based on the word of the day, and today was wistful, with a side of intellectual narcissism, and a literature major's incompetence for dessert.
kiwicanfly
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19/F/America
May 8
May 8, 2026 at 11:14 PM UTC
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