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we know where we want to be 
in our heart, but trust our brain 
to override better sense 

1 F1ND MYS3LF F33L1NG M0ST...

I find myself feeling most 
fulfilled when on long wanders… 
pilgrimages to nowhere 

G1V1NG 4BSTR4CT QV4NT1TY...

giving abstract quantity 
dominion over our heart 
has somehow left us empty 

M4T3R14L LVST F1LLS TH3...

material lust fills the 
empty spaces inside my 
brain, most likely by design 

TH3 HVM4N M1ND C4N B3 D4RK...

the human mind can be dark 
cavern, easy to get lost 
in; I try to keep it light 

4TT3MPT1NG T0 3L3V4T3...

attempting to elevate 
my status, but can’t deny 
destiny’s limitations 

D1D MY B3ST T0 1GN0R3 TH3...

did my best to ignore the 
psychic no trespassing signs 
nailed throughout environment 

"C4N'T H4V3 N0TH1NG N1C3" T4TT003D...

“can’t have nothing nice” tattooed 
throughout my whole psyche, in 
old english bubble letters 

TH3 1M4G3S 0F 0VR S3LF...

the images of our self 
others see is only part 
of the fool reality 

F0LL0W1NG H4LF-4B4ND0N3D...

following half-abandoned 
tracks in half-forgotten spots, 
with half a mind forever 

CR00K3D T33TH TH3 SVR3ST S1GN...

crooked teeth the surest sign 
of born class, since poor folks ain’t 
expected to ever smile 

S0VTH3RN G0TH1CC FVTVR1ST...

southern gothicc futurist… 
born to turn lack of traction 
into grip by burning out 

SH0VLD3R1NG W31GHT 0F TH3 W0RLD...

shouldering weight of the world, 
we all strive to find pleasure 
in this physical prison 

M0ST 0F 0VR L1V3S SP3NT BV1LD1NG...

most of our lives spent building 
pyramid schemes for others; 
embezzle back the minutes 

S0VTHS1D3 V1RG1N14 SCRVB P1N3...

southside Virginia scrub pine, 
in human form, bound to be 
mulch around a plantation oak 

TH3 GR34T3ST 4RT1STS R3M41N...

the greatest artists remain 
unknown, entirely consumed 
by creation’s constant work 

1'V3 B33N PR4CT1C1NG L3TT1NG...

I’ve been practicing letting 
go of notions of being 
“productive”, and destiny 

TH3 M3R1T0CR4CY MYTHS...

the meritocracy myths 
planted in my brain blossom as 
failure demons, fraud syndrome 

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circulating myself in 
downward and upward spirals 
of energy and escape 

SP1NN1NG THR0VGH SP4C3, CH41N3D T0 TH1S...

spinning through space, chained to this 
physical “reality” 
I’m being subjected to