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Old Salutations to Willie
In a box, long forgotten, inside my Aunt’s Hoarding Home, I found an old autograph book. Apparently, a few of William/Willie’s admirers left inscriptions inside, along the way, to say hello.
The age of the book, the cursive writing, the wit, the formality just makes it intriguing to me. Not sure who Willie was. I don’t believe this was just a curious addition to her hoarding stuff.
Your Stories
The days I turn wild and rageful are
the days I long to spend with you
I long to see your glorious mind
to hear your stories of lost time
the days I turn to madness are
the days that I feel shackled
to the bonfires of my bosses
to the planks of those hallways
that lead nowhere. I return.
daily I collect paper
like ants collecting the sands of the earth
on their backs
I return,
mad and burnt by the monotony
burnt by this never-ending trail
of the mad, of the stuck, of the gluttony; the dreams of others
I carry on my shoulders and
I return
spent and burnt with the agony of longing
to hear your wonderful stories.
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