Villanelle 4*

gae polisner
2 min readApr 17, 2021

Inside my Mind Lives Kafka on the Shore

I type, my words so cut and dry, a bore,

no genius here to rise above the din,

inside my mind lives Kafka on the Shore.

Today, the screen lacks give, presents a chore;

the problem: where to go; not how begin.

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gae polisner

Just another writer trying to stay afloat in a sea of words. Author of several novels. Wannabe mermaid. Mother. Trying to age gracefully with no grace in sight.