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@mapl3-syruppoetry.bsky.socialOct 17, 2026, 10:29 PM

OCTPOWRIMO 2026

Number 17

Regime Borders

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Walls can cover, walls can smother.

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OCTPOWRIMO 2026-Number 17-Regime Borders-1st Slide: *RING, RING...RING,RI-* "Hello to you as well. What did you bring?" "A matchbox, a bar and a piece of string" "And your money? Where's that kept?" "You know I've got it, don't think I'm inept" "So, this wall, it's the only thing between-" "My life and a world outside of routine?" "Something like that, but it's not very easy" "It never is, never was, won't make me queasy" "If they knew you had the number of one that escaped..." "They'd kill me, maul my bones and have my history scraped?" "This wall is the obstacle stopping that from happening" "So what's the holdup? Gonna cough up the code?" "No, just stand straight, hands facing the road" "Like this? Turned around, cosplayin' a cactus?" "Exactly, but your tone's gonna need some practice" "Whaddaya mean? Aren't I going to be free?" "Yes, but that doesn't mean you decide how to be"OCTPOWRIMO 2026-Number 17-Regime Borders-2nd Slide: "So I'm stood here, in the desert, for half a freakin' life?" "It's worth the trouble, now, did you tell your wife?" "Nah, had no time, felt it best to be secretive" "Good, you're less stupid than the last executive" "Would she be able? To come another time?" "Depends how long she has in her prime" "How long...? I'm sorry, I'm not sure what you mean?" "Don't worry, she'll be fine, if you come clean" "Oh yeah...that's the catch...gotta tell ya it all" "Unless you start honest, we can't continue the call" "Of course, yes, so where do I start? It was...a lot" "Why? There's a good start. Why do you want emancipation?" "Easy. I killed my boss, after sleeping with his mistress." "Did he deserve it? What made you act so disastrous?" "Yeah, he did. He had a hold on her, her money, her very own body..." "But didn't you do the same? Bed her, wed her, leave her situation shoddy?" "Yeah...I did...but I don't feel proud. I took advantage of her, here I..." "Don't hand me nothing, it'll be burned. Put it here...you're a guy?" "Last I checked...on the turntable bowl? The one that looks like an ashtray?" "That's the one. Your matchbox, your string, your bar of...what did you say?" "Ah, it's chocolate. Her favourite. It's got little cookies in the notches" "If you had hoped to hold a piece of her with you to the other side-" "I had and I still do! This is a crossroads. I don't want to hide-"OCTPOWRIMO 2026-Number 17-Regime Borders-3rd Slide: "But you will. Who she was, is and will be, is not for you to be a part of" "Wh...why...can't I have...something...to remind me...of her love?" "Because of every other person who has done so endangering other's chances" "I...won't have anything to return to...I can't live life without her glances!" *BEEP* Footfalls uneven on drifting dunes Hiding the bones of weakened loons As another runs to the empty expanse To follow the steps to a lonely dance "A call has ended, prepare to advance."