Paper Pile

Back then it was okay to tear

paper in half

while listening endlessly

to the drone

of story over and over.

Soon my pile of paper halves grew

unwieldy and soft

and I received a warning better not

let any of it drop

but the softness of it all defeated.

Paper only tears in half and half

so many times.

The paper became tissue but no one

better sneeze it to drift.

And still the drone produced more mess.

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