#2,354 A Drag

That full thrill of 100% on
my screen has slumped –
91% & still not out of bed
having doom-scrolled for
too long –
I never used to
do it –
my addict’s acts in
that first hour –
sucking a
virtual cigarette butt –
my
whiffs of online rancour –
blowing an old man sigh
of yet-brushed-breath on
my still-covered self –
I’ll
rise & carry it off to keep
me company – my friend