“The System of Considerations” by Keko Prijatelj

Insects
Perfected in that specific environment
In thousands of nights & darks
Crashing into that bulb
Light impacts of ferocious attacks
Congratulated admired
Each character with its own specialty
A monolith of single purpose
In thousands of nights & darks
The rise of expansionism
Of endless scrolling
You’re on the upper floor
Comfort lies in littleness of things
You’re on the upper floor but why wait
You might as well jump in

The thousands of nights & darks

There’s one wing swing
One leg movement
One eye catch
The possibility of reaching the total
With no comparison
Just one bulb and thousands of bugs
Nights & darks


Keko Prijatelj is a writer from Croatia. His work has been published in Expat, jmww, Maudlin House, Misery Tourism, and elsewhere. Keko is currently majoring in linguistics and phonetics, he has a bachelor’s degree in film & TV directing, and he occasionally directs plays. Thank you for reading his biography.

The System of Considerations was previously published in The Writing Disorder

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