note to the twitching eye

dear twitching eye,

why do you twitch? is it because you're feeling neglected? but do i not see with you every day, in every moment? how is that neglect? or perhaps i'm over-using you? do you need me to rest and close my eyes more? but i can't! because i am awake for most of the day, doing work and living my life. i think it would be very unfair of you to ask of me to sleep my life away, wouldn't it? what? use an eye patch? and look like a pirate? i don't think i can do that, especially when most people already think of me as a freak, talking to myself within the public sphere. you do understand, right? oh! it's the laptop screen? i see! is that what's making you twitch a lot? you're sensitive to the screen? hmm. that is something i really can't avoid, as most of what i do revolves around having me sit in front of the laptop, staring straight into it as that's where all the information, data, and text are located within. and these are information that i cannot do without, as you know, the 'thesis' needs to be done. or wait? is it the 'thesis' that you're 'allergic' too? well, i'm not surprised. i'm rather allergic to it myself. but it's finishing, soon. i promise you. and i've noticed that being on campus makes you twitch as well, especially when the trip is made in relation to the 'thesis'. the museum was nice, wasn't it? and so were the picnics and the lunches with friends. but the 'thesis', bahh!! so, ok. we've identified the source of your twitching. it's the 'thesis'. oh, oh, ok. i'll stop using the word itself. we'll call it the 'T'. i will endure your twitching for a while more as i finish the 'T' and promise to take 5, oh, ok, 10 minute eye breaks from time to time. we'll stare into other people's houses or look for goblins in the clouds, something far away from the laptop. i promise.

much love,

n.