8gb flash drive / from 2009 / obsolete / but what if / the apocalypse / requires / exactly / 8gb / of storage / and i threw away / the only one / that works / with whatever / computer / survives / the collapse / of everything / more advanced / than this…

sarah koenig’s voice / while i brush my teeth / telling me about another / wrongful conviction / another system / that failed / another person / who trusted / the wrong people / spit rinse / and wonder / who i’m trusting / with my attention / my time / my subconscious / absorption…

it’s 3:17am and I’m googling / do cats dream / which leads to / REM cycles / which leads to / sleep deprivation studies / which leads to / mortality rates / which leads to / how long / can humans stay awake / before hallucinating / before breaking / before the mind / just…