Zero

The more you give up, the easier life becomes.
I read that in a webtoon—a daily dose of thaumatin
to alleviate the debt incurred by reading dead men,
trespassing days to spend the midnight with Etta James
and that one question of yours hanging in the air,
‘What I’m after?’.

It took a good deal of effort to get situated
and stop celebrating arbitrary dates,
and now only the blood-stained tissues piling up in the bin
remind me of the passage of time, so I hope—
though not without the fear of contradiction—
for nothing,

nil,

naught.


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A convalescent

My object-free life
sometimes needs something more
tangible yet obtuse, so it wouldn’t hurt
when it touches the fettle
that comes with a myriad of attempts,
like all that prying used to:
‘Where are you off to?’

I guess I still need time.


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