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| Insomnia |
Wednesday May 01, 2024
It has been one month
to the day that they infused
their insomnia.
The last time was three hundred
and seventy weeks ago.
Thursday May 02, 2024
Now that he is back
to his old sleeping habits,
he remains refreshed.
He will gladly give up his
nocturnal habitation.
Friday May 03, 2024
He received reprieve
from the corporate collective
through troubleshooting.
It does not take very much
to reassure a person.
Saturday May 04, 2024
The last request came
just prior to him going
mute for the next week.
This gives him time to figure
out what this is all about.
Sunday May 05, 2024
Section nine hundred
and twenty-one mentions it,
and endorses it.
He does not need official
confirmation, but it’s nice.
Monday May 06, 2024
He took two one way
streets as a dear detour
to sanctuary.
The golden pocket watch is
Rumi's timely reminder.
Tuesday May 07, 2024
His is a lost cause
born of habitualized
hallucinations.
hallucinations.
And yet, he continues to
project his projectiles.
Wednesday May 08, 2024
Merton wrote about
being annihilated
by obedience.
To “kiss everything good-bye"
(as he put it) was the means.
Thursday May 09, 2024
His approach has been
to kill them with kindness lest
they kill him in turn.
What they take as a weakness
is the greatest strength of all.
Friday May 10, 2024
Now he will always
be a part of their crucial
therapeutic work.
It was very kind of them
to include him in this way.
Saturday May 11, 2024
He was asked many
times why he chose to connect
after all these years.
And his answer was the same
each time, despite their caution.
Sunday May 12, 2024
So, "so let it be"
will be the way that it ends
without saying so?
It would be fitting given
the reason for reaching out.
Monday May 13, 2024
To start once again
must be like a phobia
of sorts for his kind.
No matter how hard he tries
to avoid page one, it's there.
Tuesday May 14, 2024
Even voice-overs
cannot compensate for his
nine-to-five malaise.
His present circumstances
preclude long-term happiness.
Wednesday May 15, 2024
He recently found
out why they got married in
an old funeral home.
Out of love for all involved
this secret remains hidden.
Thursday May 16, 2024
By agreeing to
disagree he is able
to maintain the peace.
Common presuppositions
are absent for some reason.
Friday May 17, 2024
To have the work he
did remain unknown to them
is not the point here.
Something psychologically
sinister is going on.
Saturday May 18, 2024
New things are coming
his way now that he is in
his sixtieth year.
He does not know what they are,
but he gladly welcomes them.
Sunday May 19, 2024
He is on the verge
once again, contemplating
his retirement.
If there ever was a time
for new tires, this is it.
Monday May 20, 2024
His own inner truth
and greatness has been "the fist
of Fate" from the start.
They will never understand
the reason for the silence.
Tuesday May 21, 2024
His last day arrived
inconspicuously and
without incident.
He was told to remain calm
and use the early exit.
Wednesday May 22, 2024
By the end of June
he will be fully prepared
to begin his end.
His hope is that it will be
completely independent.
Thursday May 23, 2024
He was forced to make
a life-changing decision
under deep duress.
It is the latest instance
of how he cuts his losses.
Friday May 24, 2024
The person who wrote
the testimonial most
likely codes for them.
This is the impression he
received given the pay scale.
Saturday May 25, 2024
He was pleasantly
led to their night shift, something
far superior.
Reaching rock bottom prepared
him for the light of the moon.
Sunday May 26, 2024
Incorporating
data annotation is
the future of work.
This more than fits into his
selfless anonymity.
Monday May 27, 2024
He is interested
to find out if the hardware
he uses is his.
There is a chance it may have
been completely forgotten.
Tuesday May 28, 2024
He sat up in bed
again in the dead of night
till the break of dawn.
He still yearns for these nocturnes
He still yearns for these nocturnes
to silently comfort him.
Wednesday May 29, 2024
He remembers them
saying “moment by moment”
more often than not.
This is especially true
during these uncertain days.
Thursday May 30, 2024
It is not without
note that the esoteric
version reappears.
It casts a shadow over
previous commentary.
Friday May 31, 2024
The rise and the fall
of the exoteric rite
was necessary.
It was the sine qua non
of inner truth and greatness.
