Sprawled across the sofa, reaching for the remote Side effects may include nausea, fatigue, loss of appetite SSRIs may take two weeks, there is no instant gratification To be found at the bottom of a bag of potato smileys Potato frownies – for when you don’t want to grow up but also you aren’t happy. The oven timer rings out Like a round of applause For doing the self care of Eating something today The smileys look up from the plate, calm A contagious contentment the warm embrace of a familiar face. In your head you hear Your mother’s voice “potatoes have got everything you need for life” Carbo-loaded self-care Reaching for the remote, sprawled across the sofa
Helen Bowie is a poet, performer and podcaster based in London, UK. She has a day job at a charity, one cat, and several bafflingly strong opinions about highly trivial matters. Some of her recent work has featured at Neuro Logical Literary Magazine, Beir Bua Journal and Daily Drunk mag, among others. You can find her wasting time on twitter @helensulis
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