Monthly Archives: November 2014
Learning to Grow
Artificial light staves off madness; the sun sinks below fading sheets. Too soon to save your soul’s sanity; she teases and tricks the mind. A total collapse happens at the knees; a circulating weakness consumes your chest. The weight of a closing door echoes; the relentless gravity of life. Your heart in your hands; Your […]
The Urban Philosopher
The richest man is a beggar. He has the fullest life of leisure. He is a casual observer of sidewalk theatre; front row seats to history’s parades of triumph. Sensing and celebrating our woes and out-of-whack idiosyncrasies. He rejects the obligations which hold small value in the grand scheme of time. A trash bag floating […]
Thoughts from a Hill
The American dream is justly that, the dream we aspire towards. So we, Americans, dream of palatial retreats in the hills, lavish clothing and furniture that represents our character more vividly than one could possibly imagine. We aspire so desperately for wealth and power that we are willing to step on another man’s hand and […]
Falling Backward
Close the curtains, wrap yourself in blankets by the fire. Close your eyes, gorge yourself on advertisements and artificial additives. Consume the curtains, console in the privacy they afford. Consume the blankets, digest the comfort filled with down. Turn your eyes, flicker like the lights flying off the TV. Tune your mind, out; power down the […]
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