Boy Meets Void in the Multiplex of Madness

Coming soon to a theater near you

Welcome to Poetry Sunday. The day when I post something cringe, dumb, and mercifully short. This week’s edition is brought to you by sleep delayed!

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when eyes shut
they start
the low budget films begin their screenings

rom-com meet-cutes
gritty detective dramas
body horror
time travel adventures

the projectors never fail
the bulbs never burn out
there is no escape from these moving pictures

who are these directors?
why do they make such distracting nonsense?
what is their goal?

the leading man is far too familiar
abrasive
flawed
not terribly handsome

the plots are illogical—
the fantasies, fears, and delusions of a madman
no one would buy this schlock

still, they continue their theatrical run
as they have for decades
they will continue for many more decades—
if the viewer is lucky, that is

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