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THE VISIT


A lady came to my house today.
Her name is... I'll tell you right after I narrate the whole episode
She sat at the verandah
I never invited her in
But she did come in
I ignored her
I told myself
It's a good day

While I ate breakfast
She stared at me
I ignored her
I ate lunch
She looked right at me
I put on the television
I saw her on T.V.
How? You may ask
We will get there

I scrolled through my phone
Her writing was all over
I tried to move but she held me still as I walked lazily
Who is this lady?
Why is she helping me?
Or is she really helping me?
I decided to take a nap
There she was at my bed, arranging it just for me
I slept for 3 hours
Woke up later to her scent
She even prepared dinner for me
Who is this lady?
While I bathed, she prepared a hot tub bath for me
Finally when I decided to sleep for the night
She was there by my bedside reading a story for me which ended in a lullaby.
Then the cock crowed
That was when I realised who she was
She was BOREDOM
I was visited by BOREDOM. 😒

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