

“darkness falls upon Humanity
and faces become terrible
things
that wanted more than there
was.
all our days are marked with
unexpected
affronts - some
disastrous, others
less so
but the process is
wearing and
continuous.
attrition rules.
most give
way
leaving
empty spaces
where people should
be.
and now
as we ready to self-destruct
there is very little left to
kill
which makes the tragedy
less and more
much much
more.”
― You Get So Alone at Times That it Just Makes Sense
and faces become terrible
things
that wanted more than there
was.
all our days are marked with
unexpected
affronts - some
disastrous, others
less so
but the process is
wearing and
continuous.
attrition rules.
most give
way
leaving
empty spaces
where people should
be.
and now
as we ready to self-destruct
there is very little left to
kill
which makes the tragedy
less and more
much much
more.”
― You Get So Alone at Times That it Just Makes Sense

“He never cared too much for parties or people, but misanthropy could easily be cured by several alcoholic drinks.”
― This Side of a Wilderness
― This Side of a Wilderness

“Their minds told them this life was not their own. This life was not the one designed for this body and soul. The truth of existence was a happiness separated from the easy happy life. There was music in the forest. There was clean air where nobody could hear him breathe.”
― This Side of a Wilderness
― This Side of a Wilderness

“The truth of existence was a happiness separated from the easy happy life. There was music in the forest. There was clean air where nobody could hear him breathe.”
― This Side of a Wilderness
― This Side of a Wilderness

“Tell me, what is it you plan to do
with your one wild and precious life?”
― New and Selected Poems, Volume One
with your one wild and precious life?”
― New and Selected Poems, Volume One
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