NEUROTIC
TO BE OR NOT TO BE HAUNTED & NEUROTIC
Now 1/2 empty in shimmering dilapidation remembering
the days of kittenish anticipation Almost spoiled the sweet
Thanksgiving spuds Too much chaos in old psyche to use
utensils with care Sauce does not fair well ginger allspice
nutmeg in heaps tastes earthy old unsweet (throw the
orange mo fos out my inner poltergeist screams)
How To Re-Invent Yourself at 60 For Dummies the book is
called 1/2 of me wants to crawl under a rock 1/4 wants to
eat cake 1/4 wants to soar once more before rigor motionless +terrific
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In a strange room you must empty yourself for sleep. And before you are
emptied for sleep, what are you. And when you are emptied for sleep, you
are not. And when you are filled with sleep, you never were. I don’t know
what I am. I don’t know if I am or not.
William Faulkner As I Lay Dying 1930
Fall 2014
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