Anais Vionet Poet Free verse

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preoccupied

It’s Monday - again - every time I look around,
it seems like it’s Monday again.

Weekdays I run on snark and caffeine.
If I seem preoccupied.. 
I’m not ignoring you, I’m buffering

My playlists soothe and understand me
I’m not ignoring you, I’m reorganizing a playlist.

My mood is linked to Wi-Fi strength.
I’m not ignoring you, I’m doom scrolling.

On weekends, we put the ‘pro’ in procrastination
we take the celibacy out of celebration
and work on our romantic cardio

Sometimes you gotta pop-out and show your alignment
I’m not ignoring you, I just don’t want to pull a bird-finger muscle
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A song for this:
The Politics of Dancing (12" Extended Mix) by Re-Flex
Without Him by Triste Janero

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Vincine Fallica March 23, 2026 at 1:13 PM Yeah, I remember last year when it was March. It was just a week ago, maybe two? / So many confections in this one. “I’m not ignoring you, I’m buffering", "pro’ in procrastination”, "romantic cardio”, etc. / <3 Anais Vionet March 24, 2026 at 3:56 AM Thanks, I had fun with this one. Where are you now, still in CA? On a boat of the space station? =]