💜 Lust World 💜 Broken Clock
All my life I wanted to eat a peanut butter and
jelly sandwich. But I couldn’t. Because I was
allergic to peanuts.
Today I ate one for the first time in my life.
It was glorious. My face swelled up.
And I had to go to the emergency room.
The doctors said it was a close call. Turns out
I wasn’t allergic to peanuts. I was allergic to jelly.
A broken clock flies off the wall at the same
speed as a new clock. Pick it up and place it
back in its position. Time flies like a banana.
“Forgive yourself and never give up” the sign says
on your way to work. Fruit flies like an ex-lover who is
obsessed with your impression of Groucho Marx.
A day at the races. A night at the opera.
A lifetime of self-reflection.
For better or for worse.
It was worth it.
Sebastian Sommer is a filmmaker based in NYC.
