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2024-2-12
functional hysteria
is not really a thing.
a useless combination of words
that,
if i tried. . . .
is not really a thing.
a useless combination of words
that,
if i tried. . . .
2024-2-8
it’s a goddamn pain
when wishes come true.
years of longing
dreaming
desire. . . .
when wishes come true.
years of longing
dreaming
desire. . . .
2024-2-5
it is what it is
said the sage
(no doubt a Swiftie
or perhaps a Parrotthead)
and i rolled my eyes. . . .
said the sage
(no doubt a Swiftie
or perhaps a Parrotthead)
and i rolled my eyes. . . .
2024-1-29
fuck death!
is my rallying cry
but i hardly know
how to live.
empty words. . . .
is my rallying cry
but i hardly know
how to live.
empty words. . . .
2023-9-25
screaming at myself
after the fact
is a pointless exercise,
but it is a good way
to make a bad situation . . . .
after the fact
is a pointless exercise,
but it is a good way
to make a bad situation . . . .
2023-8-28/29
i find many reasons
to beat the hell
out of myself.
i deserve them all,
every beating for. . . .
to beat the hell
out of myself.
i deserve them all,
every beating for. . . .
2023-8-25
it’s noisy as hell
here in my head
and the endless drone
of endless traffic
and the fan in the window. . . .
here in my head
and the endless drone
of endless traffic
and the fan in the window. . . .
2023-6-6
Tolstoy also nailed it
for individuals.
my unhappiness
and just how
incredibly. . . .
for individuals.
my unhappiness
and just how
incredibly. . . .
2023-2-7
things that never were
do not matter to me,
not as much as i wish
the things there were
had never been.
do not matter to me,
not as much as i wish
the things there were
had never been.
2022-12-26
“Ouch, My Back Hurts,
and Other Complaints
Regarding the Human System”
will be the title
of my next book. . . .
and Other Complaints
Regarding the Human System”
will be the title
of my next book. . . .
2022-11-6
that’s the hard part about life:
you’re here in the moment
always & nowhere
but here in the moment
and what was. . . .
you’re here in the moment
always & nowhere
but here in the moment
and what was. . . .
2022-9-19
self-reflection
isn’t the issue.
i’ve been looking
deep into my soul
my whole, sad life.
isn’t the issue.
i’ve been looking
deep into my soul
my whole, sad life.
2022-9-15
my dream was boring
until Tobey Maguire walked in.
the basketball team
was happy to see him,
but my friend & i. . . .
until Tobey Maguire walked in.
the basketball team
was happy to see him,
but my friend & i. . . .
2022-1-26
some lives are not to be mourned,
having been lived so well as to demand
celebration & joy
even as we lose
their presence among us. . . .
having been lived so well as to demand
celebration & joy
even as we lose
their presence among us. . . .
2022-1-13
at my age,
death is something
that grows
more & more likely
with each passing day.
death is something
that grows
more & more likely
with each passing day.
2022-1-11
my upstairs neighbors
woke me at 5:30 am
by running their washing machine,
which is right over my room.
as i lay in bed....
woke me at 5:30 am
by running their washing machine,
which is right over my room.
as i lay in bed....