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Martijn Benders is a Dutch poet and philosopher that has a webshop where he sells books and poetry gear.
Website: http://www.martijnbenders.nl
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- An Afternoon of Authorizations
An Afternoon of Permissions The queue moved like syrup down a cooled plate— each form a hush between fingers, an apology printed on recycled gray. Behind the glass, a woman with lips like quotation marks speaks in numbers— Room 14C, Identity Verification, room of fluorescent hums and panting floor vents, the minister of paper stands... The post An Afternoon of Authorizations appeared first on Martijn Benders - Dutch poet, philosopher and writer. - Terms of Agreement
The turnstile clicks like a polite cough— every entry numbered, borne on a surge of Bluetooth breath and state-sanctioned mascara. We wear our names like borrowed coats, a little tight around the shoulders of who we used to be. Morning is algorithmic now: toast browned by preference, emails preempted by ghost drafts, a warmth in... The post Terms of Agreement appeared first on Martijn Benders - Dutch poet, philosopher and writer. - Chrome Waiting Area
**Waiting Room in Chrome** The walls hum softly, like microwaves daydreaming of their past lives as steel, blank, obedient. In the vending machine, a hologram of desire sparkles between options A3 and D7— all salt, no salvation. Outside, a bus sighs over wet gravel as if remembering something important about lithium hearts or evening classes... The post Chrome Waiting Area appeared first on Martijn Benders - Dutch poet, philosopher and writer. - Virtual Communion
**Digital Eucharist** The coffee cools in its paper chalice, sideways on spreadsheets that drip like snowmelt through a vaulted gaze. A conference call murmurs Gregorian; my name appears, flickers, but no one mouths it. Between meetings, I google ‘meaning of fatigue’ and get ads for wearables that count your sighs. A drone whines past— a... The post Virtual Communion appeared first on Martijn Benders - Dutch poet, philosopher and writer. - The Elevator Speaks Spanish
The Elevator Thinks in Spanish Monday slides in like an uncharged phone— blank, jittering with apologies. Lights hum in Esperanto; the copier sighs a paper’s half-formed grief. We queue beneath drone-throated ceilings. Cheryl from Accounts has teeth like glass and a laugh that knows too much. She tells me love is a locked printer jammed... The post The Elevator Speaks Spanish appeared first on Martijn Benders - Dutch poet, philosopher and writer.