Short Life
March 8, 2026

my therapist-in-a-box tells me
life is a laundry list, wash something
my laundry, in neat stacks, clean
lines shelves where other folks
perhaps less organized
would have a dresser

I didn’t ask for a therapist-in-a-box
it arrived in the mail from an acquaintance
henceforth referred to as that idiot
with a note that said –
it helped me so much –

my

this name is too long
let’s go with short-life
for, y’know, reasons

interrupts my meditation
to inform me that meditation
is a healthy and functional activity
life is a laundry list
let’s check that off

it has interrupted me
seventeen times since I plugged it in
no power switch, no off
decal smile and happy tones
self-inserting

life is a laundry list
let’s check something off

unplugged, I can hear it
voiceless, banging away in the dryer
and I have to admit
the therapy is working

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