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A is for apathy

by Timothy Wilson

The day was black
The clouds aside
And I felt the cold brisk
breeze of nothing
Nothing
And I sat on the electric sofa
Sentenced to death
flipping channels
With nothing on
Nothing to do
And no one to care for
The itch inside
Was scratched by your huge nails
And now
nothing
I couldn't get demagnatized enough to care

03/17/2009

Posted on 03/17/2009
Copyright © 2024 Timothy Wilson

Member Comments on this Poem
Posted by Kristina Woodhill on 01/13/11 at 03:25 AM

"And I sat on the electric sofa Sentenced to death" - great lines, as is the "cold brisk breeze of nothing".

Posted by Kristina Woodhill on 06/15/11 at 04:37 PM

Ha! I see I liked this the first time I read it. Nice to see it as POTD! That 'electric sofa sentenced to death' line still gets me.

Posted by Michelle Angelini on 06/16/11 at 03:31 AM

Timothy, congratulations on POTD! That must have been a terrible day for you. I remember writing poems or journal entries about miserable days in my life, titling them appropriately, then many years later, as I look back on what I wrote, I can't remember at all what happened. I hope this day wasn't like that for you. Excellent poem. ~Chelle~

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