each time i type
a comma instead
there is a semicolon

i backspace
retype comma
a semicolon
appears

i backspace
carefully
retype the comma
eyes never
leaving my thumb

a fucking semicolon
unpossible

i backspace again
the cursor flashes
i use my index finger
one tap on comma

this is a fucking joke
i stare at the sentence
is word autocorrecting
an error i don’t know
i read reread rereread
there is no reason at all

a deep breath
in with the comma
out with the semicolon
i find my center
her, sitting in a field
of gently fluttering
freshly opened blossoms
yet not one is half
her sheer perfection

comma
comma
comma
comma

semicolon

don’t throw the phone
this is fine
perfectly fine
you need a break
your blood sugar
maybe some music

backspacecommasemicolon
backspacecommasemicolon
backspacecommasemicolon

i am a lightning bolt
of torrential fucking wrath
aimed directly at this
assinine hunk of absolute

then i tapped the cursor
only to see
it was just a speck
a tiny sliver of something
in the perfect place
to drive me insane