Other People’s Lives
Other people’s lives
Are so noisy — shouting at me from the screen
They are on Jimmy Fallon again. Aren’t they always? Noisy, proud, frightened people. Gaining and losing admiration in a constant cycle of credit and debt. Hungry, hungry ghosts.
They shout at me with their Instagram likes.
They shout at me with their eyes.
Other people’s lives lived with th…
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