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even though
the present
might feel
like the
past,
and the past
might resemble some medieval torture technique,
the future
is always
blank.

xo Charles

woke up beside ( Read more... )

One time,
not long ago,
I caught the sweetest
little thing.

It was not the first
time I had seen
such a creature but
it was the first time
I had seen it in
such fabulous light.

I took it home and kept
it hidden under my bed;
I didn't want anyone
to know I had something
so precious.

I took it out one dreary
day to show it how
ugly the world could be
but it said ( Read more... )

when i leave,
i will place my copy
of "Leaving Las Vegas"
on the night stand
for you to find
(if you ever
decide to look)
with a pink post-it
attached to the
cover saying
"suicide note"

xo Charles

i can only
leave
the house
for hours
at a time but
unlike others,
i chose to
stay in.

you may not
agree with me
on this but
then again,
i may not agree
with you on
that.

like going
shopping
with a woman
for too long,
i get
agitated.

don't get
me wrong,
the outdoors seem
wonderful,
it is those
who inhabit
them that
i fear.

xo Charles

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