Episode 003: Sometimes, a Cool World

Guilliean reads her self-penned poetry. Stream the episode below and read along with the author.

1. World Out There

I know there's a big world out there 
I'm just a girl with striped underwear 
I go to sleep every night 
creating lives I've never lived 
I talk myself down from the dullness of Life 
To comfort me with the idea that 
my brain is the only one to take my gripes 
no one wants me because I don't want them 
I do just fine on my own 
no one needs me like I need them
this is how the story goes.

2. sometimes i wonder

sometimes I wonder what it feels like 
to be an inanimate object 
do they dream when humans sleep 
do they Ponder Mysteries of the deep 
do they fall apart from a broken heart 
do they write poetry for monthly projects 
do their heads hurt from migraines 
do their legs throb from excruciating pain 
do the spider veins cause them to consider surgery 
do their eyeballs quirk in a moment of Whimsy 
sometimes I wonder what it feels like 
to be an inanimate object 
because sometimes I feel like I am.

3. Cool It Now

sleep to forget 
forget to sleep 
sleep to get 
square to sleep 
deep in dreams 
dreams aren't deep 
sleep to dream 
dreamless sleep

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