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November 09 SHOULDS Silje Alberthe Kamille Friis
How many shoulds
are there in my head?
A billion, a trillion,
an undending supply?
A Galaxy of Should
in a Universe of Should,
ever expanding.
The Big Bang of Shoulds
exploded and reached
to every corner, cell,
nook and neuron of my mind.
I revolve around the
Should Sun.
Every turn and whirl
depends on should.
I used to think the world
was flat.
When I discovered it
was round,
my Shoulds told me,
"You should have
known that."
I am taking a walk in the rain.
I should have worn better shoes.
I should buy better shoes.
I should not have
spent the money on better shoes.
I tidy a corner of the room.
I should tidy the whole room.
I should tidy the whole house,
the whole block,
the whole neighborhood,
the whole city,
Louisiana,
the United States,
the world,
the galaxy and,
I should not forget,
the universe.
And people -
people should
be a certain way.
If they're not,
I should worry about that
because it should be
my responsibility
to make them be what they
should be.
I should be thin.
I should not slouch.
I should get up earlier.
I should do more and
I should do it right.
Maybe it's time,
I really should-
no-
strike that.
Maybe it's time,
I choose
to move to a different Universe
that I know is out there.
But just how should I
shake off my Shoulders
and escape?
By zapping one
Shoulder
at
a
time.
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