i never saw the tv glow
i maybe saw it flicker
a glimpse of color i’ve seen before,
but i turn my eyes away.
i choke it down
i run out of the room
because my father is drunk
on the other side
of that heavy old wood door
and if i didn’t tell him
it was acting up again,
he’d make me regret it
when he realized it was really broken.
someone’s hired, to fix our problem,
but it comes back
time and time again,
until eventually i learn
to come to terms
with knowing tv might not be for me,
and i’m happy with the occasional glimpse for now.
Dec 20, 2025
Dec 20, 2025 at 3:26 AM UTC
i never saw the tv glow
i maybe saw it flicker
a glimpse of color i’ve seen before,
but i turn my eyes away.
i choke it down
i run out of the room
because my father is drunk
on the other side
of that heavy old wood door
and if i didn’t tell him
it was acting up again,
he’d make me regret it
when he realized it was really broken.
someone’s hired, to fix our problem,
but it comes back
time and time again,
until eventually i learn
to come to terms
with knowing tv might not be for me,
and i’m happy with the occasional glimpse for now.