Congratulations! Your support has been successfully sent to the author
avatar
Don't Write Anything Above It

Don't Write Anything Above It

Published Jan 29, 2024 Updated Jan 29, 2024 Culture
time 1 min
1
Love
0
Solidarity
0
Wow
thumb 0 comments
lecture 244 readings
2
reactions

You cannot read any more publications this month without being logged in.


To enjoy unlimited access and take full advantage of new features, log in or create an account by clicking below. It's free! Log in

Don't Write Anything Above It

I read once

that in the centuries before

home refrigerators were invented

it was apparently routine

to throw a frog

in milk,

in the milk jug,

so it would not sour.

 

Or sour as fast.

 

Because of some secretion

on its skin,

how they managed to figure that out, I wonder.

 

A live frog

into the milk.

 

I imagine it

sitting,

staring into the distance,

green,

not understanding,

reflecting on its stupid life,

in the white darkness,

or not even that much.

 

Just thinking

He should call someone, thinking

not his father though, thinking

he should take out the recycling bin, thinking

 

I should be sleeping, thinking,

 

why can’t I fall asleep again, thinking,

what is this noise in my head, thinking, what am I, thinking,

why am I so misunderstood, thinking, I

lecture 244 readings
thumb 0 comments
2
reactions

You cannot read any more publications this month without being logged in.


To enjoy unlimited access and take full advantage of new features, log in or create an account by clicking below. It's free! Log in

Comments (0)

You must be logged in to comment Sign in

Are you enjoying reading on Panodyssey?
Support their independent writers!

Prolong your journey in this universe Culture
Assimilation
Assimilation

Un mot d'un dictionnaire, ma définition, votre sourire, ma joieVue-de-l'esprit qui considère un...

Bernard Ducosson
1 min
Futur-proche
Futur-proche

Un mot d'un dictionnaire, ma définition, votre sourire, ma joieEn sémantique, l'ajout d'une ver...

Bernard Ducosson
1 min
La lecture est un souvenir
La lecture est un souvenir

La lecture est un souvenir... Souvenir joyeux, douloureux, triste, mélancolique, comique ou d'une violence inouïe.

Al De Leerey
1 min
Couronne
Couronne

Un mot d'un dictionnaire, ma définition, votre sourire, ma joieMarque d'honneur comportée sur u...

Bernard Ducosson
1 min

donate You can support your favorite writers

promo

Download the Panodyssey mobile app