229: The Things We Are Too Used To

Window panes

Closed doors

Shallow breaths

Empty kitchens

The faint outlines of letters on a keyboard

Laptop screens

Blue light

The bubble of air under the screen protector on the phone

Cursory touch

Smoothness

It has to look smooth

Effortless

"Alexa, play ..."

The crow left a flower

Veins

Grooves

Groves

The splitting petals of the bulbs

revive my nerves

with a sweet sensitivity

I had forgotten.

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Written by: Katrine Hjulstad

Instagram: @katrinehjulstad

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