rtw 41. part 4.

12/2/09 free association - boil

boil.
bubble
fester
zit
blemish
bad skin
ugh.
gross
disgusting
on the stove
that's better
water
in a pot
set to boil
bubble
simmer
burn
turn it down
cook slower
stew
stewed tomatoes
what else?
this face mask
i can't breathe
but better than
breathing bad things in!
children
chatter
chattering
are we in the air yet?
cute at first
but after 5 mins,
10 mins, 15 mins?
not so much
descending.

2 comments:

  1. a mother growing old in a kitchen dreaming of babies that aren't there.

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  2. you're funny.

    it was a stream of consciousness piece. there were babies sitting behind me on the plane, asking the whole way home if we were in the air yet.

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