I Turn My Phone Off

To make myself feel better.

Erica
a Few Words

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Photo by Chris Ried on Unsplash

I have something I can’t say to anyone. I write it down for everyone. I make a time capsule out of it, make it me. If I’m seeing people, I’m not writing. If I’m writing, I’m not seeing people. I turn my phone off. It makes me feel better. I’m a terrible person, so I bury it in the yard and dig it up before it is covered in weeds. I turn my phone off. It’s what I’ve always been saying. I was lost before I left.

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