Challenge
Challenge of the Week CCXX
Write drunk, edit sober.
photograph
it lies in the center of the room
edge jagged, torn where it once was smooth
a straight line
turn back time
and it used to be a perfect square
half is missing now
the half where you used to be
i can’t find it
i can’t f i n d it
(it is you)
panic beats through my heart
proof that it still works
i was afraid it
wouldn’t work, wouldn’t feel again
after i numbed its ache with drink
if i find it
i can tape it back together
straighten the jagged edge
make the square whole
but then i remember
even if i find it
it won’t turn back time
and when i wake up in the morning
i’ll just have this half in my hand
(the half is regret)
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