Emails

Emails

A poem about the times when it all feels too much

Violet

Artwork by Anna Morrissey

royal mail is hiring for a post person 

emails and more emails

checking emails became “exciting” after a while 

far too much dopamine in other algorithms 

the mundane becomes a powerhouse of boring 

indeed 

hellofresh 

invoices

terms and agreement

shared google drive updates 

for a while when everything got so relentless 

chaotic

that dull became a comfort 

remembering to lean into the laziness 

lay down with the boredom 

holding on tight with sore wrists leads to much longer paralysis 

sensibility in you microdosing some tenderness into the routine 

or lack thereof 

sometimes it’s fine to live in the third person for a few months

leaving it be 

sunday scaries

wonderous thoughts that all seem far too brash on a thin skull

until a day later you remember that this thought has popped up 

a lot

and you’ve rationalised it quite a few times 

When is life going to start? 

This can’t be it there’s something more 

and there always is more and its usually exactly what you need and, in most cases, want 

it’s all in the mindset 

so, for now 

rest easy

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