my review of 2025:

ive been wrestling snakes in my head
ive been oppressed by cognitive decline
ive been seeking to be held by the hand
ive been trying to work in the morning
ive been trying to work at night
ive been desperately clinging to power
ive been looked down upon from the corridors of power
ive been keeping lesser paths tread
ive never furnished myself with expensive clothes
ive never bathed in the waters of cheap cologne
ive never felt the powers of many generations
ive never seen the water run for years
ive never seen the source shrouded in light
ive never not dreamt of the mountains
ive seen people on the different side of the cosmos
ive seen people holding balloons
ive seen people orbiting the moons of their hubris
ive seen people shunning their advisers
ive seen people severing the heads of those around
ive shared the same alley with those who know better
ive shared the same alley with those walking backwards
ive shared the same alley with those that live how they are
ive shared the same alley with those that live dual lives
ive shared the same sun that drinks the water
ive shared a shallow cliff edge
ive shared the old clover that stayed in my wallet
ive gazed at the horizon that exists in the mind of fantasists
ive gazed at the light shooting from the erratic spaces that appear
ive gazed at wild eyed friendships on the abyss
ive gazed at rays of sun blunting sharp edges of shadows
ive gazed at forces above
ive maintained belief in ubuntu
ive maintained respect for the long dark
ive maintained careful interpretation of my memory
ive maintained love in the ideal of life
ive maintained ambition to seek answers that are hard to find
ive maintained hope there is truth in the parable of certain seeds germinating
ive maintained passion for the bonkers genius
ive thought of all the metaphors of the bonkers genius
ive thought of his severed ear as a plea to heaven
ive thought of the abyss being the only resounding answer
ive thought of loneliness providing a spark of clarity
ive waited for people to enter with extraordinary light
ive waited for the Gordian knot to be unraveled and discovered
ive waited for the well diggers to unblock the springs of life
ive waited for guidance out of the valley of deaths shadow to the uplands
ive questioned whether the well diggers walk also with a limp
ive questioned whether the narcotic hand embrace of affection becomes mututally beneficial
ive questioned whether the recharging of ourselves gives all beauty we contain to others
ive questioned whether i am doing the right thing
ive questioned whether the future exists
ive questioned whether the discharging of responsibility of respect towards ourselves enables us to do the same for others
ive questioned whether my clothes fit
ive loved my friends
ive loved my family
ive loved myself
ive loved progression
ive loved enjoyment
ive loved connection
ive loved learning

with thanks to all