the pawn
interjecting appropriate jargon
at appropriate moments
seemingly interesting but far from fascinating
just enough to make you not turn away
at first
jargon, silence, repetition
repetition, silence
ammunition is empty
****
hold hope the initial impression remains
silence, repetition, silence, hope
it doesn’t
it fades
the jargon hardens the plastic
the plastic pawn repeats itself
it pleads and screams to the empty world
for interest, for fascination
just enough to not make you not turn away
you do
you turn to leave and glimpse a sea
of hardening plastic pawns
waiting in queue
to listen
run
May 9, 2012
May 9, 2012 at 3:13 PM UTC
the pawn
interjecting appropriate jargon
at appropriate moments
seemingly interesting but far from fascinating
just enough to make you not turn away
at first
jargon, silence, repetition
repetition, silence
ammunition is empty
****
hold hope the initial impression remains
silence, repetition, silence, hope
it doesn’t
it fades
the jargon hardens the plastic
the plastic pawn repeats itself
it pleads and screams to the empty world
for interest, for fascination
just enough to not make you not turn away
you do
you turn to leave and glimpse a sea
of hardening plastic pawns
waiting in queue
to listen
run
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