5669 m, 79.137° N/2.817° E Just This Side of Ok

Written By J West
 

A NAVAL MINE IS A SELF-CONTAINED EXPLOSIVE DEVICE PLACED IN WATER TO DAMAGE OR DESTROY SURFACE SHIPS OR SUBMARINES.

(Its’ nice over here.)

Sorry to bother you, is that seat taken? The one over there.

(Don’t get too close.)

I’ve been taking a moment. Taking a stroll. Taking a little down time. Taking my brain for a little walk, and now I’m taking a seat.

(I think.)

Me? Sorry, were you talking to me?

I’m trying to give my anxiety a little air, so that it doesn’t suffocate in my chest. Implode like a deep-sea bomb.

(Can I borrow your pen? Damnit…)

Can I borrow your pen? No, stay there. Just give it a toss.

I want to give it a try. Give a little air hole. Give a cut in the top of my head so that it can spill out and maybe give the rest of me a rest.

J West
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