Have You Ever?
Ever felt like you were you were at the top of your game, but you still couldn't win? Ever walk away from a slot machine with the last quarter, only to see a little old lady slip right behind you and ring up the jackpot? None of that begins to describe...Ever had the most precious, delicate porcelain cup right in your hand and then broke it with a sudden sneeze? Ever made a promise you swore you'd never break, but then you broke and the promise crumbled around you? Ever live in a world so confusing it felt like high speed fans were whirling all around you? Ever felt like pointing one finger in any direction would mean instant amputation?
Have you looked at the most glorious sunset that there ever was and heard that sunset whisper that it would never rise or set for you again? If it did, would you want for another world? Or would you want to stay where you had nothing to look forward to but a promise of cold?
Ever feel an emptiness that came so suddenly you believed it needed immediate filling or you would perish? It has been said that a bear shot in the chest will stuff the wound with leaves and other debris and try to keep it moving. Ever Been a bear who was shot in the chest? Ever feel like stuffing any old thing in a wound would have to do, to keep you moving?
Ever suffer without complaint for an extended period and then have the suffering increase ten-fold? Ever hear a promise that one draught of a drink will end that suffering? Ever take an action to heal a wound that you thought might be mortal, and then look down from Purgatory to realize that your death came from your own attempt at healing?
Have you ever?
Anybody got a time machine? I only want a 're-set' on my last 24 hours, that's all. After that, I promise I'd never use the device again. The caveat is, I'm no longer undefeated at keeping promises this season. But I'd like to go back to that moment when I was a prince who felt he was a pauper.
Have you ever been a pauper who felt like shit? Have you ever?
posted by JahStorm @ 3:09 PM
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