I don’t see dead people in any Haley Joel Osment Sixth Sense type of seeing dead people way.
I see all the dead people out, about, and around.
The multitudes of dying people.
Each dying slowly, or quickly;
As soon as they’re born.
The guy over there pounding caffeine through his veins, racing hypertension hurdles at a gradually accelerated rate.
He thinks someday.
But, someday comes quick.
Even for those with grain after grain of sand left in their timer.
And that gal over there who just tried H for the first time. The sweetest of kisses, that she chases deep deep deep into the darkest of wells.
The only truth being that they are bottomless wells, with no rope and bucket.
How about that kid playing shifty numbing appistry on his smart phone. Never looking up for an instant. Stepping out into a crosswalk, vulnerable to the procession and economy of living.
Smacked maim against a grimy grill.
Level cleared, challenge unlocked.
Yes, I see dead people, because everyone alive is dying.
Welcome to my effort. Yes, as a great procrastinator, it requires great effort to stay focused on something productive that matters to me. I’ll find any old excuse to traipse from project to project, and I rarely end up at the place I started. I find this maddening, and exhaustive. So it is with high hopes, and a greater grasp of self-awareness, that I embark upon staying the course so to speak.
I enjoy writing. Be it blogs, fiction, poetry, etc. I love the craft and the act of creation, the art in and of itself, for it’s own sake and end. I am happy to be able to do it.
Some stats:
Born: March 1974
Education:
St.Francis de Sales, Charlestown MA
Don Bosco Technical High School, Boston MA
University of Massachusetts at Lowell, Lowell MA
Bunker Hill Community College, Charlestown MA
DePaul University, Chicago, IL
North Virginia Community College, Arlington VA
Harvard Extension School, Cambridge MA
Place of residence: Somewhere in the land of metro Boston. It’s vaguely familiar and becoming home more and more by the day, but when you come from “The Town” all else fails by comparison.
Favorite Color: I’m partial to all forms of blue.
Favorite Author: c’mon! don’t expect me to answer that, there are too many.
I enjoy memories of playing 80’s Atari better than playing any advanced gaming system that exists today.
Some day:
Hope to be recognized for my paper clip collection. As well as my 27 rejected applications to Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailiey Clown college.
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