Absence Podcast

Reading: Noise Machines


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Her attention,
Good luck.
America’s
Down for
A nap.
Lined her bed
With signal-
Burying
Machines
To defend the
Beast of her
Imagination.
If she dreams
You are flying, you
Will fly.
If she dreams
You are
Being pursued, you
Will be pursued.
If she dreams
You are
Being interrogated
By people with
No faces, you
Will be interrogated
By people with
No faces.
If she dreams
You are pushed
From a
Great height, you
Will be pushed
From a
Great height.
If she dreams
The world is
The-same-but-
Not-quite, you
Will live as you
Now are living.
To defend the
Beast of her
Imagination,
She
Lined her bed
With signal-
Burying
Machines.
America’s
Down for
A nap.
If you want
Our attention,
Good luck.
Good luck.
July 7, 2025



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Absence PodcastBy David Reese