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| Notes From Underground |
Sunday December 01, 2024
He likes to watch the
film No Country For Old Men
every so often.
It serves as a reminder
It serves as a reminder
that nothing is permanent.
Monday December 02, 2024
Each time he has tried
to completely disappear,
he has been denied.
This form of existential
refinement keeps him focused.
Tuesday December 03, 2024
Great energy and
the responsibility
for its care is shared.
Sometimes it takes two lifetimes
to bring this to fruition.
Wednesday December 04, 2024
The last end begins
with gin and tonic on the
first day of the week.
This has been going on since
the death of the patriarch.
Thursday December 05, 2024
Without his business
analyst, he would only
have requirements.
He could still produce the work,
but it would be second rate.
Friday December 06, 2024
With each passing day
the vows he made years ago
manifest themselves.
Poverty, obscurity,
distance, and silence remain.
Saturday December 07, 2024
as he ascended
the holy mountain the queen
stopped him in his tracks.
"this place is not meant for thee"
she revealingly disclosed.
Sunday December 08, 2024
the upper-case gets
replaced just in case he stops
disclosing his words.
he understands this to be
a sign of humility.
Monday December 09, 2024
he has twenty-two
days left to determine his
deliberations.
many will be deleted
with an extreme prejudice.
Tuesday December 10, 2024
they're not the only
ones rightly rejected in
the recent retreat.
this is the reality
that is now his new normal.
Wednesday December 11, 2024
using the notepad
is an instance of markdown
minimalism.
the distinction between form
and content is redundant.
Thursday December 12, 2024
every so often
he would look up from his booth
as they floated by.
he sang young's unknown legend
lyrics underneath his breath.
Friday December 13, 2024
fashion is fickle
but style is formative
(it is from within).
the only way to remain
in vogue is to trust your heart.
Saturday December 14, 2024
when she left the snow
and travelled to mexico
she did not look back.
her lover was there and she
longed for their timeless embrace.
Sunday December 15, 2024
while lecturing on
the compass of zen he threw
the book thru the door.
at that moment his students
were able to find their way.
Monday December 16, 2024
it takes compassion
to plunge into the weak weeds
of relative truth.
this is the only way to
stop a baby from crying.
Tuesday December 17, 2024
he gets nostalgic
watching the minnesota
vikings skol themselves.
the great bud grant will always
be a paternal figure.
Wednesday December 18, 2024
every poem is
inspired by the shire's
religion of love.
his odyssean journey
is meaningless without it.
Thursday December 19, 2024
the presidential
cemetery was crowded
and covered with rain.
he did not foresee that it
would be his destination.
Friday December 20, 2024
“what's your name? who's your
daddy? is he rich like me?”
(he crooned silently).
he found himself singing while
the broken wings were healing.
Saturday December 21, 2024
"i don't believe in
an interventionist god,
but I know you do."
nick cave is a cave dweller
whose gnosis precludes belief.
Sunday December 22, 2024
he does not know what
they are whispering to each
other on the train.
he does know that it sounds so
intimately seductive.
Monday December 23, 2024
unfortunately
he will not meet his deadline
scheduled for today.
he hopes this is a subtle
harbinger of things to come.
Tuesday December 24, 2024
his heart understands:
chopin's twentieth nocturne
speaks when words cannot.
there is a wisdom at work
here that writing knows not of.
Wednesday December 25, 2024
he came full circle
as he circled the building
that started it all.
the red and white token found
there opens an ancient door.
Thursday December 26, 2024
the freudian claimed
self sabotage was the cause
of his history.
his response was to sing a
jason and the scorchers song.
Friday December 27, 2024
he has clearly seen
an acausal connecting
principle at work.
it has been manifesting
itself from the beginning.
Saturday December 28, 2024
the preparations
have been put in place for the
latest exodus.
his being is becoming
a literal homecoming.
Sunday December 29, 2024
wittgenstein almost
got it right when he wrote his
grammatical words.
the areopagite should
replace st. augustine's place.
Monday December 30, 2024
he found the account
counterproductive, but at
least he retried it.
going forward the waka
will be his means and his end.
Tuesday December 31, 2024
sickness seems to have
impeccably malicious
timing at year's end.
it is as if this latest
move is being prevented.