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| Cabin in nautical twilight |
I've reached the conclusion
We all see too much of each other,
Boorish in our digital presences,
Barging into each other's lives
When who asked us?
The more time I spend in the woods
Away from my own disappointing species,
The happier I am with the market cashier,
Perhaps my only live interaction
In two weeks, and a stranger.
I'll load the pickup thinking,
What kind and helpful creatures,
These smiling humans, which lasts until I finish
Restocking the cereal and peanut butter
And check my devices. Then humbug.
Thus, I promise myself more cabin time.
I'll order stamps and fill the Meisterstuck.
I'll refine my thoughts, consider the best way to say
Something worth saying, for an audience of one,
make notes, rewrite, on cotton paper, in cursive—
Boomer secret code.
