Tag Archives: Float On

Sometimes I just want to float away…

Photo via lookbook

I remember in the popular movie Forrest Gump,
Tom Hanks and Jenny say ‘make me a bird, so I can fly far, far away’
as Jenny tries to escape from her father’s physical and sexual abuse
Eventually she ‘becomes a slut’ when she grows up
and in a way she sort of became a bird
and flew far, [...]

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Levitating Alts

[photo via Lookbook]

I want to be free
of societal norms
and universal laws
which include gravity (g = 9.8 m/s² )
Within my room
I will put on my white sunglasses
and polo shirt + tie
and float above my material possessions
Much like the hit Modest Mouse song,
“We will all float on, yall.”
but I am floating above
my ergonomic computer chair
with an ergonomic [...]

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