Asides
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Elegy for Resident Alien
Grey wad of disjointed something Barreling toward my face. Driving on 55 at near seventy. At point of contact A sickening Thwap. Not enough mass for a Thump, Though the volume of orange pulp Which issued from your mouth At point of contact Indicated otherwise. Perhaps. I’m sorry, little starling, For what I did to…
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Carpe Diem
And how you must think we are monsters, Pawing and grabbing and drooling and Chasing you back to your home and Your cute room-mates. Defending you from us, The barbarians at the gate. I am sorry, so sorry you are so pretty. So blithe and lithe and shameless. Vulnerable and hopeful. Calcium white. I…
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Note from a Halcyon Day – 2/20/11
Looking over the precipice, into the depths of others’ potential–theirs, mine too–I see a reflection of the man I am, not the one I should be. David and I killed the latter over pancakes. He’ll go unmourned.
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A Random Thought About The Coming Spring
I rarely eat lunch alone, but when I do I write in my journal. An excerpt: 2/17/2011 12:15 p.m. I really love these grey wet spring days. Especially before all the leaves and flowers come out: vernal sweetness with the bleak stark verity of winter–the world’s denuded skeletons stand still proudly, their limbs and digits…
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Still More Quotes On Which Recently I’ve Leaned
To read other quotes on which recently I’ve leaned, check out A Couple of Quotes On Which Recently I’ve Leaned. – – – It’s easy to attack and destroy an act of creation. It’s a lot more difficult to perform one. –Chuck Palahniuk, Salon.com Letters, Aug. 26, 2003
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An Extremely Random Thought on Time
Like previous extremely random thoughts, this one came to me after a long morning of reading, taking notes on abstruse organizational theory readings, and in a state of fuzzy gossamer-thin sleep-deprived consciousness. Do enjoy. – – – 2/5/2011 Thought: Time is a currency which most people spend. I want each of my nows to be…