Scripted
this morning my insipid life is like a long play
in moonlight I am paper
Erasure poem derived from The Diary of Samuel Pepys, Tuesday 15 October 1667.
Dave Bonta
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this morning my insipid life is like a long play
in moonlight I am paper
Erasure poem derived from The Diary of Samuel Pepys, Tuesday 15 October 1667.
In just a few lines, the speaker describes two very different states. The first is a dull morning. Calling life "insipid" means it feels flavorless, and comparing it to "a long play" suggests something rehearsed and scripted, as if the speaker is simply performing lines someone else wrote.
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