fatigue

June 2, 2022

Sean Lim

stormwater pond

it rained again today,
but it seemed the wetness would not
remain for long.

it rained again today,
but i did not smell the rain.

it rained again today,
i think it did,
but now i do not know if

it rained again today.

that which is spoken,
can never be inhaled back
to where it once came.

we can only try to cover it up
with more words, more noise,
only making more mistakes to hide the first.

sand castles don't need sand people to live in them.
there's no one to complain when the tide comes
and claims their homes.

i don't need to defend myself because there's no one here anyways.

i think it's too early to be tired.
too early when the sun's still out and the people are still
talking loudly outside.

too early when i still have stuff i haven't finished and people i haven't met.

too early to be tired. but i am tired.

tzx. again. i wonder why.
i really do wonder. why sometimes
but i can't complain because i'm a good person
right?

i imagined a fish in the ocean.
it was in my imagination but
probably it actually existed
because there are a lot of fish.

i imagined a fish in the ocean but it died.
i hope it's doing okay.

if you are reading this know that
i don't write for you.

sorry!