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| Corpus Dionysiacum |
Saturday February 01, 2025
“not that i can see”
he answered in response to
their latest query.
he stopped counting how many
times he responds in this way.
Sunday February 02, 2025
he let himself get
to the point where it would be
impossible now.
thankfully this is one less
thing for him to fret about.
Monday February 03, 2025
the old drv
and the tca and the
tst unite.
scholastic metaphysics
is alive and well in him.
Tuesday February 04, 2025
categorizing
the tickets is the first step
toward completion.
this is the very last thing
he wants to spend his time on.
Wednesday February 05, 2025
many days have passed
since his solitary site
had shut off the light.
the analytics display
that they left and did not stay.
Thursday February 06, 2025
his new routine helps
him to avoid distracting
habits that haunt him.
he keeps them at bay since they
never fully go away.
Friday February 07, 2025
the words “sacrifice
to me in the desert” now
take on a new sense.
"the surest things can change" in
the space of a few hours.
Saturday February 08, 2025
he has had it with
academia, all he
wants now is to know.
will the mystical city
remain a refuge for him?
Sunday February 09, 2025
this morning he thinks
of the monk who burned his books
for enlightenment.
this sort of thing is best done
in deserted secrecy.
Monday February 10, 2025
not that long ago
he was informed that money
won't be an issue.
that was false, but this is new:
that was old, but now it's true.
Tuesday February 11, 2025
and when he reads that
“the desert hath shut them in”
he remains convinced.
no wonder he asked “what’s for
dessert?” when he was younger.
Wednesday February 12, 2025
dionysius
and damaris disappeared
with him as he left.
like enoch of old they both
walked and were taken away.
Thursday February 13, 2025
to mandate something
so retrograde indicates
a hidden purpose.
he has until september
to make other arrangements.
Friday February 14, 2025
as beautiful as
the moon and as terrible
as its darkest side.
who could enter its orbit,
let alone leave it behind?
Saturday February 15, 2025
his geriatric
inevitability
is on full display.
he did not anticipate
how frustrating it would be.
Sunday February 16, 2025
his minnesota
memories are covered in
a blanket of snow.
backyard, farm field, icy road,
stop sign, and a kiteless sky.
Monday February 17, 2025
he clears the many
and then commits to the one
(modest and honest).
nothing tangible results
from this conscientious choice.
Tuesday February 18, 2025
he is powerless
in the face of relentless
pain and suffering.
is this an emergency,
or merely a false alarm?
Wednesday February 19, 2025
the consequences
of the sins of our fathers
and mothers are real.
and they manifest themselves
in the most hideous ways.
Thursday February 20, 2025
“under the whether”
is most definitely not
an understatement.
whether or not he decides
depends upon the weather.
Friday February 21, 2025
the fear is that he
too will become infected
and rendered unfit.
it is not that he did not
sign up for this, not at all.
Saturday February 22, 2025
he read stephen king’s
“insomnia” years ago
in the dead of night.
it helped him understand his
own nocturnal condition.
Sunday February 23, 2025
the cause of the things
that are conceptual is
not conceptual.
this is why aquinas was
interested in the cosmos.
Monday February 24, 2025
the confusion comes
once the light of day goes down
and out for the night.
“here i am” he says once his
name is called out in the dark.
Tuesday February 25, 2025
"there once was a great
hermit in the mountains" is
all you need to know.
being touched by Poeman's words
is the basis for greatness.
Wednesday February 26, 2025
to pass through the gate
to pass through the gate
requires rejecting the
turn to the subject.
this makes you realize that no
one ever gets insulted.
Thursday February 27, 2025
once upon a time
in the valley of the cells
a monk spoke vainly.
it is better to use salt
than it is to speak of it.
Friday February 28, 2025
for the past fourteen
days he has been living the
hippocratic oath.
years ago, he had planned to
become a psychiatrist.
