180 Seconds
A haiku
Heart thumps, bladder shrinks.
Three long minutes—thump-thump-thump.
Two stripes. Thump. Thump. Thump.
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Cristal S.
I've noticed that when I follow the path I enjoy most, I often end up swimming upstream. So here I am, right in the middle of it – writing about it all and more. ♡
@cristals.word.drawer
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The Irony of Flying While We Bomb the "World's Greatest Terror Regime"
Ah, the irony of flying at this moment in time as the United States is simultaneously bombing Iran - the nation officials have insisted for decades is "The World's Greatest Terror Regime" - while the TSA is on a go-slow, courtesy of a funding squeeze that's left its officers unpaid, quitting in droves, and turning checkpoints into something like slow-moving bread lines.
By Scott Christenson🌴8 days ago in Humor
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Congrats on the win!
dialysis? Congratulations on your win!
Congratulations on your win, Cristal❣
Congratulations on your win! 🎉
Cleverly written haiku… congratulations!
Super congrats to you, Cristal! You captured a moment that brings out anxiety in most.
Wooohooooo congratulations on your win! 🎉💖🎊🎉💖🎊
Well done! Congratulations, Cristal!
Um, congrats? And on the win as well...
Well done and congratulations on your win
Nice job, Cristal!
quite the moment, a second and an eternity all in one. Congratulations!
Congrats Cristal!!!
Congratulations, Cristal, on this awesome haiku and your win!
Oh, this is awesome! Congratulations on your well- deserved win!🥂💖
Yay! Fucking awesome! Congrats! This had winner etched into it!
Haha! Yes those three minutes can be very long! Great haiku!
I saw your reply to Paul so I think it's safe for me to say that this should be a nightmare for everyone. I mean, a child, in this economy? Lol. Loved your Haiku!
This teetering moment, with such a lot of emotion behind it, perfectly described 😁
Clever...and revealing?
Very deep. In this day and age of fascism the personal becomes political. Well written Cristal.
Ouch. All the feels. You've captured that.momebr perfectly, Cristal.