The Brain is a Noodle

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It wasn’t the same, after all; second.

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you were my first:
my smart but dumb roomba
eyeballs afixed
before EEAAO was ever a thing.

A flood took you
as its only victim.

Years later,
there is a replacement,
forgotten in the dust
to a new family,
second, but maybe now, third.

#WritingPrompt: the second of something.

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Hi, I’m Lucy Dan 蛋小姐 (she/her/她), and I’m on a mission to read old pieces I’ve written and see if there are updates. This is a response to my old piece ‘My Smart But Dumb Roomba’, written in 2021 and referring to my first roomba, lost to a flood. Ever since moving in with my partner, we purchased a new one, but it hasn’t been set up the same. My partner has a lot more intricate tech items around the house and we have yet to roomba-proof the home. Someday, someday. For now, we heavily supervise its use, which kind of defeats its purpose.

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The Brain is a Noodle
The Brain is a Noodle

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A place for all things bite-sized! A collection of poetry and shortform pieces! 🧠🍜 We have daily poetry prompts, weekly shortform prompts and now introducing, monthly essay prompts!

Lucy Dan 蛋小姐 (she/her/她)
Lucy Dan 蛋小姐 (she/her/她)

Written by Lucy Dan 蛋小姐 (she/her/她)

Filling in the cracks on conflicting self improvement advice and translating how these can work for a more diverse audience ✨ Icon by: @jkbarts #WEOC writer.

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