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2021-6-1
it seems kind of pointless
and more than a bit stupid
to blame my brain
for all my problems,
but there ya go.
and more than a bit stupid
to blame my brain
for all my problems,
but there ya go.
2021-5-30
at least the books i read
do me the grace
of allowing that,
while quite doable
(otherwise: why write the book?)
do me the grace
of allowing that,
while quite doable
(otherwise: why write the book?)
2021-5-3
realizing this morning
i am unsatisfied
with my life
as if this is a surprise.
of course i am….
i am unsatisfied
with my life
as if this is a surprise.
of course i am….
2021-4-29
i made the mistake
of opening myself up
to my own scrutiny.
i was not disgusted
by seeing myself….
of opening myself up
to my own scrutiny.
i was not disgusted
by seeing myself….
2021-4-19
transcendent moments
tear through life
like a bullet
through the brain.
what was…
tear through life
like a bullet
through the brain.
what was…
2021-4-16
i think it’s clear
my parents let me down
just as i
let my children down.
my mother went one direction….
my parents let me down
just as i
let my children down.
my mother went one direction….
2021-4-13
even the good things
cause me pain.
i don’t handle life well,
so when things
are not good….
cause me pain.
i don’t handle life well,
so when things
are not good….
2021-4-9
“suffering is optional”
which sounds awesome
(yippee!)
until reminded
“pain is unavoidable”….
which sounds awesome
(yippee!)
until reminded
“pain is unavoidable”….
2021-4-5
the early morning song
of the early morning birds
in the cool of the early morning spring
reminds me
that soon these birds….
of the early morning birds
in the cool of the early morning spring
reminds me
that soon these birds….
2021-3-30
today i am using
the correct pen.
funny how that matters
in my head
and nowhere else.
the correct pen.
funny how that matters
in my head
and nowhere else.
2021-3-29
a room full of kids
being kids
and a son
i haven’t seen for so long
that he now has….
being kids
and a son
i haven’t seen for so long
that he now has….
2021-3-26
i was supposed to be living
better than this;
that was the agreement
i made
in exchange for being free….
better than this;
that was the agreement
i made
in exchange for being free….
2021-3-22
life is hard enough
without the need
to start over
every damn day.
i wake, tired….
without the need
to start over
every damn day.
i wake, tired….
2021-3-21
you are asking a lot
to ask me to
care about others
when so few other
care about me.
to ask me to
care about others
when so few other
care about me.
2021-3-19
i keep hoping to find
that secret crime
locked inside my head,
that heinous act
committed against me….
that secret crime
locked inside my head,
that heinous act
committed against me….
2021-3-18
some people can afford
for life to be unfair.
literally.
i cannot.
i cannot pull out….
for life to be unfair.
literally.
i cannot.
i cannot pull out….
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