I'll be going for a while

Love you all, I'll be back

Dear friends and readers,

I have decided to check-in to a psychiatric hospital. So, I won't have internet access for at least a month. Please keep writing. I will come and check this website as soon I am released. 

As some of you know my mental health is rather frail, and I have been doing my best to keep my head above water. But I, or rather my sister, believe that I need to spend time in the ICU. The food is bad, I don't really like doctors, and going to bed at nine isn't my thing. However, this is (possibly) a matter of life and death. 

I am okay as of writing now. Actually, I have been numb rather than depressed these past few months. Reading your poetry and stories was the only time I really *felt* anything. I mean this, reading your words have kept me going. But while art is healing, it's not a cure. I need to be institutionalised, at least for a while. 

This was written in two minutes so I hope I didn't say anything to put you off. Let's meet again. My comments will be all over your posts in short time.

Bon voyage!

Ern. 

Edit: thanks for all the love guys! i will be missing you. i just uploaded the rest of my poetry series blue skies in Berlin please take your time going through them for i might not post for a while. 

Author's Note

what did the Irishman say when he couldn't find his tractor?
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where's my tractor?
it's an old joke.

Reviews

[John F]

Just stopping in to see how you are, my friend. Would be great to hear from you

[Surabhi]

Hope you are doing well now. Get well soon!

[Michael Sun Bear]

Hey Ern, it’s been way over a month. Are you ok? Are you out of the hospital? We miss you brother.

[Betty Hermelee]

How are you doing Ern? We miss you and hope for a speedy recovery....
Warmly, B

[LisaCarol]

Hi Ern - I’ve been a bit remiss and just saw this post. I am sending prayers for you. I hope to hear from you soon.

[Stella Armour]

Just checking in Ern, maybe you can read these comments now but are just not strong enough to reply.

Take your time , we all look forward to hearing from you :)

Stella

[MrBlack202]

Get well soon, your poems will be missed.

[Betty Hermelee]

dear Ern, i believe you are doing the right thing… only if you do it on your own terms… i wish you speedy recovery … we will miss your great reviews and love poems….. come back soon friend
Warmly, B🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🌷
Betty

[Yahya Oulad Aouid]

Dear Ern, you and I are made far from one another, but we struck a chord of resonance in this community of brilliant people, albeit our inteactions were short in commentaries and reviews. Through those comments, I could discern that you're a super-witty, genuine, and creative man; a person whose nobility lies in his refined thought and rock-solid spirit! I am proud of you already, for what you are and what you're meant to embody in this beautiful journey called life. Remember that whenever the tide grows monstrous, it is little before the wonders of God, whose love and light reaches us all. Falling into periods of uncertainty has always been the transitional trigger behind the rise of civilizations, and the aforementioned, could not have been realized if it was not for the element of faith so engrained in people's heart, way prior to any system of rational existence. I know you understand what I am trying to convey through these lines brother!
Meanwhile, I will continue writing and I expect you do the same during your period of treatment, so that we can discuss our work soon!
Sending lots of love and good wishes!
-Yahya

[redd Brick Keshner]

The month appears to have past and it snowed in Tokyo these past several days… hope you are doing well.