Sunday, November 8, 2026

Captured Caged Annoyance

Stitching time to be kind
One stranded at a time
Obscene obtuse linear invasion
You are a complicit phase
A notion of broken 
Ones and zeros
That has become
A disarrayed oblivion
A  piece of worn-out 
Pink Hubba Bubba gum 
Stuck to my Sulley
Monsters Inc. Crocs
Stalking in circles 
An impenetrable fortress 
Locked in my periphery
Do you even realize 
The burden you were?

I saw you on loop
Constantly trying so hard
To be relevant in my life
Every word out of your mouth 
Was and is a blatant lie 
So I stepped back
And I waited patiently 
Methodically 
For you to wreck 
Your own pathetically
Insignificant life
You're an evil carbon copy
Upon a worn carbon copy
Infinitely racking up 
Your villain points
But you and I both know
It accounts for naught
In the scheme of things 
You go back 
On the dusty dilapidated shelf
Conveniently like
A discarded elf on the shelf
Permanently locked in a divot box
I don't tolerate demons 
I don't give them my time 
But I will tell you what 
I'll pat you on the head occasionally 
And say, "Good boy."
Who knows 
Maybe you will choose to reincarnate 
As a monarch butterfly ©

Karen L. Fleming, 10.28.2026


It took me two days to create this illustration in AI, which is incredibly odd; it should have only taken thirty minutes max with revisions. At first, I thought maybe the AI itself had been hacked, and then I realized I was binding not only a demon but much more into this one picture, which is why it was taking so long in the first place. Do not underestimate the intentions of your creations. 

I have been writing poetry since I was seven, and I'm in my 50s now. I use A.I. for illustration purposes only.


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Captured Caged Annoyance

Stitching time to be kind One stranded at a time Obscene obtuse linear invasion You are a complicit phase A notion of broken  Ones and zeros...