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dying of thirst

2018-10-15

2:20pm, during linear algebra

when was it so suddenly that the horse forgot how to drink from water? by the river he sits without excuse or reason, tapping dowsers upon springs drowsily drifting through the rest of the day linear homogeneous and wanting. was the river poisoned? did god forget to turn on his tap? how long can a man stand in a shower and listen to music written by people who only want to add to their mountains of money and how long can a man stand in a shower and drink potable water and count his curses how long can this man sit in linear algebra and be berated for taking a taste of a skinny drink of ginger ale and wine on the high seas, forgetting eigenvalues and vector spaces, again (sitting)

Game designer, writer, and poet. Currently building at Sonzai Labs. Previously at Limit Break, Delphi Digital.

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