i loathe my phone but use it for everything
listening to music my friends make
tracking books i don’t need
refreshing feeds i don’t read
finding the next house hungry for pizza
i smashed my phone on the ground
threw it as hard as i could
then picked it up and threw it into the dog park
how i fantasized throwing others’ phones
into the ocean
or a river
or a lake
or any body of water
i am a body inside a bubble
do you remember
that movie bubble boy?
i do vaguely
but not really
there are other movies
i remember better
like my brother’s favorite
bring it on
my garage is full
of old paintings and pottery
but in my new bubble
i don’t paint or throw
i just read books
and wish i could skate
my knee
fucking hurts
md is a dude.
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