i must cherish my city; it won’t be here for long! when i’m through there’ll just be hurricanes, and volcanoes with lava flows, and meteors crashing down from on high. i am not strong, but my fear is. i am not strong, but my worst nightmares are.
they’re coming down my chimney. they’re crawling through the window frame. they’re underneath my floorboards. they’re transfixed upon causing this pain. a toast to good health, now split my head open! i know what you’re thinking, so why don’t you just go, then? when there’s no more guidance we’ll all become princes. no more taxis-- just ambulances!
it was freeing to feel so beautiful. it was beautiful to feel so free. spent a long time feeling close to everything. now i no longer feel much of anything. and now i’m sorting through piles of garbage on my floor to find a suitable replacement for what i used to look for. when i give up on this useless chore, i’ll go to my tape deck and press record.
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