Echo Chamber

There’s a ping from bouncing

Contemplations that leave my conscious

Saturated from recurring flows of

Thought that haunt me daily.

Relief comes briefly.

Seething from heated debates

Replaying from introspective

Conversations that ultimately

Lead to repeated answers.

Feelings are left in a

Stalemate and I hate that.

I can’t water myself if I’m using

Recycled water.

I need to find deeper oceans.

I need to find a door outside my mind.

I need to find a different perspective.

I need to find a therapist.

T.A. Jones

(he/him) is a Black poet/writer based in Atlanta, Georgia. He graduated from Western Carolina University with a bachelors in English and minor in Creative Writing. He currently works as a preschool teacher and occasional music journalist/podcaster for CentralSauce. A frequent creator of playlists, he’s curated playlists for publications and classrooms alike. He’s a Texas native but loves to travel and explore. He’s finishing his first poetry compilation, Obsidian Sun. 

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