woke up around 11
or maybe i just gave up sleeping
drank water from a mug that used to hold ambition
it tasted like the past
the cat stared at the wall for 12 minutes
i joined her for the last 8
thought about emailing someone
but who?
and why?
the mosquito came back
he whispered, “you missed something.”
i nodded
i usually do.
a vending machine in my dream said
[insert coin to remember what you used to want]
i didn’t have change
so i ate toast and watched the light move across the floor
like a deadline that never got set