The screen has burned a blueish hole

by Theo · 19/12/2025
Published 19/12/2025 11:41

The screen has burned a blueish hole

right through the center of the day.

I’m losing chunks of my own soul

in a flickering, scrolling gray.


I cracked the spine to hear it snap,

a sharp and sudden paper sound.

I’ve got the weight across my lap

to keep my body on the ground.


The smell of ink and cooling glue

comes rising from the heavy leaf.

It’s something chemical and true,

a jagged, permanent relief.

#artistic struggle #creative burnout #digital alienation #loss of self

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