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Polaroid

I always wanted to live in a polaroid camera.

click,

flash,

print,

fixed.

Once the button is pressed you're saved forever.

Stuck in time

stuck not trapped.

linear time,

seconds,

minutes,

hours.

That's trapped.

That's trapped.

I'm trapped.

Inside clocks forever ticking

forever moving.

Always forward.

Fast.

dont stop

can't stop

tired.

Too tired to move.

Can't stop moving.

Always running

Always moving

Always forward

forward

forward faster than I can run.

Deadlines

Seconds

Due date 11:59

Minutes

New assignment set

New assignment set

New assignment set

Overdue 20 tasks.

Hours.

I'm running

running

I can't keep up.

They're not tired

I'm tired.

Can't stop 

Can't stop though

I can't

whatever I do

I'm not allowed

I'd give anything to stop.

Freeze.

click

flash

print

fixed in a polaroid photo.

Stuck

not trapped.

Sydney Baker

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