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Holo Me
by S.J. TylerI have magic powers
I can change the consistency of a room
that felt rosy, warm,
sweet
and fulfilling
to a desolate, beige,
cold, tasteless rock
with fluorescent signs on top of the cliff
saying, You are not welcome!
Leave before I force you to.
a trick of the mind
a trick of my voice
you followed a siren here
but she became a non-snarling, indifferent
puddle of jell-o
hearing what you had to say
and bouncing back the appropriate response
with no sentiment
barely even a coating of gelatin
to show you that she gave you
even a drop of herself
like a spell
a simple room
is a vessel for airborne emotions
that can change from passionate, loving pink
to a frozen white
a barren white
a winter hell
you wont be able to remember why you came in the first place
did you imagine emotion?
it was a mirage
created by my attitude
like breathing out and letting more carbon dioxide into the air
instead I exhale a poison
for which the only antidote is stumbling out the door
10/18/2003 Posted on 10/18/2003
Copyright © 2025 S.J. Tyler
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