December 29, 2022
Three Phenomenal Flutterings
I
In the train, the world flies past
In a frenzied blur
Yet, inside, quiet; I blink
The rustling of newspapers
The smell of coffee
II
Sunlight through the window
Blinds one eye
Makes the other see clearly
One side, a motley kaleidoscope
The other, a vivid tableau vivant
Containing you
Both lasting only a second
Uniting as I blink
III
Swimming through a sea of impressions
In a city of quiet drones
Deafened by neon
Blinded by the shouting of cars
Tongue numb from the smell of exhaust and exhaustion
The singular submerged in the plural
Blink
Streetlights bounce radiance off the windows
Puddles of rainwater glow gently
A bee lies dead in a crack on the sidewalk
Sharp angles in a flagstone square
Retrieve it, for later
To rest in a softer grave
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by Simon Christiansen
Simon Christiansen is a writer, poet, and indie game designer living in Denmark. His fiction has appeared in anthologies of Danish science fiction, Lackington’s, and Nature Futures. His poetry has been published in Plum Tree Tavern and Bluepepper. He has also written several award-winning works of interactive fiction. More information about his work can be found at www.sichris.com