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.the afterthoughts of parallel.
By red_haze
i pulled the threads together. parallel against the flimsy line of the
other.
"it's not straight..." a whisper from the table edge. as if it mattered.
and then, a week later, i found them again. undisturbed. a needle at each
end of each strand, holding the red strings taut. i shook my finger at
them as if they were naughty children, and i thought i might be insane.
last night i rented a movie. there were too many flashes of light in a
single frame. i was dizzy.
tomorrow, after i press a cold can of diet soda to my head to relieve the
ever-present ache... i'll light a cigarette, and my eyes will trace the
smoke in 'that' direction. i'll see the glint of those stainless steele
sewing needles. and then i'll straighten them.
parallel.
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Copyright 2003 red_haze
Published on Monday, October 13, 2003.
Filed under:
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Comments on ".the afterthoughts of parallel."
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On Sunday, January 18, 2004, stormtalk
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wrote:
Disorders... the blood of good writing!
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On Monday, January 19, 2004, red_haze
(52) wrote:
indeed. oddly, this is somewhat of a true story. i find myself to be a slob, and yet some things have to be in immaculate order or i start to crack.
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On Monday, January 19, 2004, stormtalk
(729) wrote:
I hear ya... I'm the same way - my room looks like a ransacked Salvation Army, but if I'm sitting in class, the edge of my notebook better be lined up with the desk!
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On Monday, October 13, 2003, nell
(271) wrote:
i had to come back to this to re-read it, it's a really good write but i am still nto sure as to what it represents, it reminds me of an obsessive compulsive tick parallel.
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On Tuesday, October 21, 2003, red_haze
(52) wrote:
you are right. it is about an obsessive compulsive tick of sorts. and thank you for the comment.
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