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2x

by Arya Nuh

My attention span has shrunk to a Tweet.
There isn’t time any more for an entire article.

Read books? They’re for piling, keeping the laptop on top of.
Conversations are to be had but only for answers.

Answers from people with lifetimes of experience.

Answers for questions already forgotten, replaced by new questions.
Answers to be ignored and inevitably argued against.

Rollercoasters faster than sound, light and any senses in between.

No more walking to the bus for work, only running,
Hurried and baffled; “How was I late again?

Blank! I woke up early today.”

Burning tongues on teas, downed, not yet cooled,
freezing brains on ice-creams inhaled.

In this 2x sped up world of mine, I’ll turn around to you and say:

“Just let me live!”