corvus1noctis

Wouldn't you love it if you could defrag your mind? Just reach in and scoop out all that is invalid, illogical, and unnecessary? It'd be nice, considering the large amount of shit that life flings at us. More than once, I've wished for a clear mind above all other things...

So I recently found out that my father has brain cancer. As anyone can imagine, it came as quite a shock. When my father was in surgery, we were told that there was a treatment that could save his life. Naturally, we jumped at the idea. A little while later, that treatment option was snatched away from us. I wrote this poem right after I heard the news:


Denied
by corvus1noctis

Denied.
A refusal of treatment
that would save your life

...

Please stop trying to pull me "out of my shell". Yes, I'm very quiet and analytical, but that doesn't mean I'm shy! I may not be like you, but that does not make me sullen, scared, and/or pompous. I am not conceited, contrary to your opinion, and I am not afraid to talk.

Conversations just drain all my energy. ;)

Frustrated,
corvus

I shouldn't have to be like this all the time. Sheer exhaustion is dragging me down, and I can do nothing to save myself from my imminent, ever-present doom. Work and projects have left me with no energy whatsoever, and I find that the number of hours of sleep I get is continually shrinking. So, considering the curcumstances,

GOODNIGHT, INTERNET. I NEED TO SLEEP.

I've been thinking lately, (when do I not?) and have come to the conclusion that many people are idiots. I know that that conclusion was reached long ago, but my keen observance of society has produced interesting, if not surprising, results. First of all, many human beings (I'm speaking of some Americans, mind you) are insensitive and boorish, uncaring of the feelings and thoughts of others. They walk rudely past, unaware of the damage they do to others. Second, their intelligence isn't quite what ...