i like how the cafeteria at my job has low lighting

there were people sitting face to face in the booths, talking

i put cookies, a chicken sandwich, and some chopped potatoes
on a paper plate and took a plastic fork from the tray

after i finish eating those things, i can hear my voice moving
around in my head

it's pushing on the remnants of the food in my mouth

today i'm doing good work by reading at a fast rate
concentrating on not internally vocalizing
and thinking about the concrete meanings of words, sentences,
and paragraphs

i sent an email asking for professional advancement

the fact that other people are reading somewhere makes me feel safe