Mandela Effect: Totally Real

14 May 2026

I swear 
it happened—
 just not
 in this universe.

Yesterday,
 the cereal mascot
 winked
 with the other eye.

Proof,
 obviously, 
that timelines
 shuffle
 like cheap cards.

People say
 I misremember. 
Cute.

As if
 my brain
 would ever
 get things wrong.

No— 
Reality
 is the one
 that keeps 
glitching.

I mean, 
why trust memory 
when you can trust
 a cosmic typo.
Copyright © | Year Posted 2026

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Achara Avatar
June 10, 2026 at 10:31 PM
Love it!
Etgen-Baker Avatar
June 10, 2026 at 1:52 PM
smiling! you have to be careful with those cereal boxes. Wishing you well, hugs, Sara
Patterson Avatar
June 18, 2026 at 5:54 PM
Wishing you well as well.
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