Tagged: battery

when your battery

when your battery
runs low, the body grows cold,
the skin clammy – this

morning, getting a raw taste
of having something to lose
.
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hope is like a charged

hope is like a charged
battery, draining slow
enough to avoid
triggering any
alarms, fast
enough to catch
you out and about
.
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** in the absence of The Daily Post from WordPress, here’s your daily prompt: alarms

in the middle of

in the middle of
day, i glance down at my new
old watch, every tick

a reminder of dad’s old
new love, steady, fully charged
.
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waking up in the

waking up in the
middle of the night is
measured by percentage
depletion. my body
knows it’s also running
off of battery
power, and
i’ve been up
so 13% ago – time
to slip back
into bed,
re-finish charging
.
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your love is a nine-

your love is a nine-
volt battery, powering
my moonstruck broadcasts
.
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