overcast
there i am, cast under the floor. subterfuge, cavern belly of the beast.
swimming in thoughts. the recollections make me recoil like a millipede.
i take a break from cutting.
prop my body up onto the table, legs dangling clumsily.
i feel muscles relax. stale air released at a microscopic level between my cells. the ambient noises envelope my universe. incandescent lightbulb buzzing, furnance blaring, streetcars zooming by. it's here and at this moment , that i feel like my father. when i catch him staring beyond anything in front of him, blinking slowly. a sad, half-smile ... helpless. realizing the effects of his decisions in life- only now. yea, helpless.
if just for a moment.
my blood is stagnant. filled with dying embers of city oxygen. i become aware of every breath i take, and it morphs into an effort. the skeletal muscle craves. i breathe. life goes on.
the anxiety that bloated my guts yesterday have gently cascaded into a fuzzy slime lining. i wish i were lying on a knoll of sweet grass. staring into the cotton clouds. finding that river to puke into. leakage.
gross.
i have set up some personal goals.
1. eat foodstuffs with as few ingredients as possible
2. paint
3. rap in front of 200 people
4. 10 full pushups
5. love my cat more.
6. finish reading a book
7. learn more about the black panthers
8. grow more armpit hair
9. save up for a camera
10. watch more TED talks
end.