(in)action

sitting still

slit closed

         s…t…u…t…t…e…r…

fingers         flying

                                             words          s—c—a—t—t—e—r—e—d

screen frozen

         emitting polychromatic light

                                                         green

                                                         orange

                                                         blue

                                                         yellow

                                                         pink

                                                         gray

                                                         black

                                                         and white

putting in effort to

d

         e

                     c

                                 o

                                             d

                                                         e

significance

effects signs and symbols

drooping eyelids

wavering hands

                                                         squirrels watching

crumbs lying around

inedible traces of

human fragilities

leaves                                          spreading their wings

                                                         preparing

                                                         ever-changing weather

words                                              floating

                                                                                 around

caffeine alerts her

yet

while we wait

                     for the code

                     for eyes to rest

                     fingertips to maintain poise

                     screen

lights up

revealing the mask

it’s just a box

full of                                                                                                                            (f)utility

complaints

                                             agendas

                                                                     mission statements

                                                                                                         plans of action

              quotable utterances              unsustainable “Save Nature” placards

the Romantics         musing        thriving       writing        luxuriously

a treasure trove with

phantasmagorical keys and victory paths

waiting to

EXPLODE!