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List I: An Account of My Barely-Perceptible Pacing
Contributed by
Claire
on
Friday, 2nd April 2004 @ 10:50:52 AM in AEST
Topic:
insomniac
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Paint a foots-worth of toenails, Then rise to glance at my reflection And straighten a stray hair, Alight on the desk chair to pen an essay, but address a letter instead, Back on my feet I fold a shirt on the way to the closet- stop to see if My cell phone holds any messages, Paint the remaining toes: Then UP! to change the radio station: where's the remote? Search the floor, find a book, Read a paragraph, look around, Return a misplaced keychain, Look through purse- no gum, Smudge a toenail on carpet, Flop on bed to read book- same paragraph, Go to desk to jot a quote, Pass by mirror and shake head, Back to nail polish to fix toe.
This subtle pacing, barely perceptible, Is also unexplicable, but it helps to temper the restless back- and- forth swinging pacings in my head.
Copyright ©
Claire
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2004-04-02 10:50:52] (Date/Time posted on
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