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January 18, 2021, i.e., the end of the world as I knew it.
Because of my early childhood history and numerous illnesses during
that time..
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No one knows anyone else's troubles. We are strangers in a strange land.
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Still in the pandemic, still stuck in my mom's old house where I've locked myself away for the past five years with her dozen cats. Still in solitary ..
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Nothing
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I needed a red teddy,
with garters.
Valentines' Day was
fast approaching.
He was out of work
so money was tight.
But I was determined
a..
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I heard the children screaming, and I did nothing about it. Now I must confess.I sat in my office, writing reports and sending out bills for a doctor..
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Not to be confused with Dan Fogelberg's These Days, which has an entirely different story.
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I'm doing so much
worse than anyone knows. I can't find the words to express my state
of mind, and even if I could, I have no known source of help ..
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I was fifteen, but
that was only a number. Some part of me had existed forever, and
another part had just been born. And that number only matters ..
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So, I worked for
crooks. Medical crooks. I had super cool co-workers who saw the
reality of life.
Finally, push came
to shove in the p..
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