how do you write about a runaway horse/without pausing for suspense

for the past few weeks
i have been writing letters and poems
without the ability to use the
comma on this key
board.
the other computer is too
sensitive
a mouse that chases the screen and
bumps the cursor to a
different portion of the narrative
so that i must bring everything
back into position.
so i write using this damned
machine.
first the rough draft
and then after finding an older
article where the comma
worked
i highlight
and copy a comma
then
paste it where it needs to go
in this newer
stuff.

this week my love
we will
have to root around
used stores in belleville
such as the valued
village
the army of salvation
or drive quickly
to paul and vincent
perhaps ask
tony
if there is anything in the
back
where the old electronics
are kept for a dollar
make sure the cord matches extension
and the plug in matches the
back of this contraption
which is supposed to revolutionize the
world.

until then
i will write slower boring things
everyday novelties
which are ignored but truly
could be seen as art.
i won’t touch the other stuff
write about down hill chases or
gun fights on roller coasters
or even the unique
ability to eat a 7 course meal
in 20 minutes –
how can one write about such
epics
when you don’t have the ability
to pause

for effect.

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