RepeatingRepetitiveRepetition

Comments (0) Art of Writing, Philosophy, Poetry, Writing, Issue 10

Will Jewell

From the day we wake, we repeat ourselves.
leftfootrightfootleftfootrightfoot
breatheinbreatheoutbreatheinbreatheout


Though life never quite feels so repetitive.
wakeupgotosleepwakeupgotosleep
lookaroundmovearoundlookaroundmovearound


Repetition can be draining.
gotoclassdohomeworkgotoclassdohomework
samehobbieseverydaysamehobbieseveryday


Eventually…
happeningsoonhappeningsoon
somedaysometimesoonerorlater


The world starts to move around you, leaving you.
abandoningyouforgettingyou
sayinggoodbyebeingdiscarded


Repetition holds us in place.
gettingstuckgoingnowhere
youneedtomoveyouneedtokeepup


Worse yet, it gives us comfort.
makesusafraidtomove
afraidoftheunknown


Be Brave. Don’t Stand Still.


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