Applauder

I'm getting what I deserve. 
Sky and buildings blur. 
World the same old cemetery.
I've wrapped myself in fake fur,
Beast Games on tv. 

The day doesn't jostle me anymore,
I swerve gracelessly,
mind inert, 
voice a flat-lined melody,
hand on a nondescript cup of tea. 

I'm a sofa whore: 
limbs melded with upholstery.
I should cry out. Beg for a cure,
but I'm comfy 
lounging in the in-between,
life on pause, 
applauding something more exciting on the screen.

Cover Art: Specimen of a Portrait, 1878. James Tissot (French, 1836–1902)

11 responses to “Applauder”

johnlmalone

oh this is so good; I look for posts like yours, that have a unique voice, that play with language, that have an excitement, a bravado in the language; ——– ‘a sofa whore’: brilliant 🙂

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1. Katie Frances Hartless
  
  Why, thank you, John. Huge compliment for this cushion courtesian. 😊Heres to a year of fun ahead, my friend.
  
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  1. johnlmalone
    
    yes !!!!
    
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beth

happy exactly where you are, well done

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1. Katie Frances Hartless
  
  Thanks, Beth.
  
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John

Beautiful words, video and portrait! I’ve never heard that song, she has a fantastic voice.

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1. Katie Frances Hartless
  
  Thanks, John. I missed a couple comments earlier. I got to see her here in Bangkok recently. She was great.
  
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  1. John
    
    That’s nice! I didn’t know you are in Thailand.
    
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  2. K.F. Hartless
    
    🪷It’s been an adventure so far!
    
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Melissa Lemay

I’m a sofa whore. I love it.

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1. Katie Frances Hartless
  
  Thank you. I find it more and more true.
  
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