2020 iPhone Notes Pt. 2
These poems have almost become a time capsule of this year, a few months at a time. I will write a line down and then add another a week later. It works almost like a playlist, something nice to scroll back on and figure out how you were feeling at a particular moment. iPhone Notes #2 has chronicled the past six months of COVID-limbo. Time passes quickly, but at points it has felt like we are moving through water. We see ourselves changing, shedding skins we used feel comfortable in. It’s fun to watch myself change through meaningless little phrases.
Issy
Email jeweler about lost Paris ring
Even with a mask on I still know what you’re feeling
Back to school is far less fun in the comfort of your bedroom, even with a dozen candles
To write: is being an adult all that sexy?
We made a group chat for our bubble today called ‘The Boob TM’
Today I read colonial postal history as postcolonial history and got excited
Nobody doodles anymore
Alexa, can you play Tongue Tied on Spotify please
In a few months I will cut the blonde off and we’ll have truly gone full circle
It’s amazing what a pair of new shoes can do
Sorrell calls our current existence a ‘next normal’
Will a future employer care about these little poems
The Paradox of the Bad Bitch: no additional text
I cut all the blonde off, watch me draw a perfect circle
Make a playlist where the sole inspiration is Alaska by Maggie Rogers
Are you actually cautious or is that a lie you tell yourself?
Film idea: College-aged girls and the double standard of dating
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Visuals by Maddie Chambers (@wibble_wobller)