Echo

Everything is down

The internet won’t reboot

The air conditioner has quit

The faucet is dripping

The ignition won’t start

Your heart is beating uncontrollably

You have been here before

The wave is turning in on itself

The agony is a feeling you know too well

No explanation

Nothing to understand other than you have to keep swimming

You have become an echo

An echo of yourself

But echos, they fade away

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