it is 3 a.m.
and the blue light is eating my eyes
i have scrolled past a hundred lives
and lost my own
my thumb moves
but my soul has left the room
a 4 a.m. anesthetic
i, an unswallowed tongue,
slack-jawed,
staring at the blooming cavity
drooling with helplessness.
May 18
May 18, 2026 at 2:46 PM UTC
it is 3 a.m.
and the blue light is eating my eyes
i have scrolled past a hundred lives
and lost my own
my thumb moves
but my soul has left the room
a 4 a.m. anesthetic
i, an unswallowed tongue,
slack-jawed,
staring at the blooming cavity
drooling with helplessness.
