Saturday, February 26, 2005

...There Will Be Time. To Prepare A Face To Meet The Faces That You Meet...

I cannot prepare a face any more.

Today while I was preparing, going through the endless little rituals to stave off the darkness, I caught myself tracing the groove in my forearm just below the wrist, where the veins are blue. A little later, while filling a glass of water, I looked a little too long at the serrated edge of the bread knife.

I cannot constantly keep myself occupied, which I now must do if I am to keep myself from falling. It is time to check myself in. I'll still make the trip I spoke about yesterday, but I cannot pretend that it will help.

Signing off for now. I'll pick this up again providing that where I land has decent Internet access. In closing, this came to mind.


For I have known them all already, known them all:—
Have known the evenings, mornings, afternoons,
I have measured out my life with coffee spoons



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1 comment:

Anonymous said...

I'm an Ars lurker who saw your post in the Lounge. Just wanted to say "get well soon". Keep fighting, and good luck! :)