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my car is parked there like a silver brick on the asphalt here at the top of the street the gargoyles of the building know me they know that at night I smoke in the dark corners of the patio biting nails counting bricks avoiding stepping on ants while levitating over the lawn It's been several days since I freaked out and the spiral is swallowing me I no longer understand constellations very well I feel lost when I look at the spines of books who could help me or when I insist on looking for my old clothes in boxes scattered around the dark apartment as you struggle between mundane commitments buying powdered food and taking quick showers to wash away the dirt of a world that misbehaves and spews poison on the news that I avoid.

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Date: 3/5/2022 3:15:00 PM
This speaks to someone who has difficulty Coping in a world bent on destroying itself My hats off to you for capturing the essence of the condition of our questionable status quo.
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Marco Chies
Date: 3/5/2022 3:38:00 PM
yes, it is like the delusion of an enlightened man being dragged into a spiral where things only get worse. thanks, Charles!

Book: Shattered Sighs