Sydney Baker
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
fixed in a polaroid photo.
Stuck
not trapped.