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Emily Sundberg
Nov 08, 2021
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Someone I follow on Instagram posted this poem called Waste My Life this week on their Story:

“sleep, boredom, gossip, cruelty
imaginary feuds and small resentments
various, complex plans that amount to nothing
at some point, every poet has to admit art is just a distraction from the boredom of life

every morning I get dressed
and I walk past the road outside…

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