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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….
2022-1-6
life is precious.
short, easily ended,
awful at times
yet so amazing,
so wonderful….
short, easily ended,
awful at times
yet so amazing,
so wonderful….
2022-1-5
mornings, when i wake,
the first parts of my mind
to kick into gear,
and then try to kick my butt,
are the anxieties, doubts, fears….
the first parts of my mind
to kick into gear,
and then try to kick my butt,
are the anxieties, doubts, fears….
2022-1-4
i just love it
when a plan
comes together.
an intention fulfilled
is a great feeling….
when a plan
comes together.
an intention fulfilled
is a great feeling….
2022-1-1
despite the parties and fireworks
and all the other foofaroo,
new years day
is just another morning
in another year….
and all the other foofaroo,
new years day
is just another morning
in another year….
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