Predicaments

My bellybutton is a hole,
which seems rather fitting
for a frugal existence—
the kind of life where living is optional—
marked by the predicament of becoming
on time, early in the morning,
when I still can’t decide
whom to blame for my falling
asleep after a paragraph of Arendt.


More words to ponder at maciejmodzelewski.com

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