LIBRARY OF WRONGRESS

liminal

the day is almost over.
my skin is tinged yellow
from fleeting bruises
that everyone can see,
but i can’t feel.

i awoke on a train
years after my stop,
and realized it’s too late to get off
where everyone expects i should have.

the train car is empty,
but still warm
from someone whose stop arrived
just before i awoke.

what am i doing today
that i will soon regret?
have i made the right choices
this time?
have i learned anything?

someone’s laughing,
sharp and cutting.
it’s me.

the day is almost over.
the sky has fallen purple
like fleeting bruises
that everyone can see,
but i can feel.



2025