they are all places (people)

pushing, posing, proposing

laughing lightly, crying slightly

believing—barely feeling anything

being late, not waiting, sick worry in a state

catastrophising, summarised sentences, lying

caring, pretending to be hearing

lost, put in a box, knowing them from dot 

perusing, choosing, losing, improving  

deciding, minding, mindfulness, less mind, more mess

waiting, debating, hating everything lately

loving, forgiving, deep breathing, new beginning

eating, speaking, bad conversation, good meeting you

tweeting, gramming, facebooking, replacing face time

knowing, showing, liking, following

reading, slowly, slowly

sleeping, vague unease lifing

storing, restoring, telling 

retelling, retelling, retelling
 
forgetting stories for more than half of our lives.

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