Crumble the pages until the trash is full.

Break the lead until you've hit the metal.

What is happening? It's sickening, it's maddening.

The gestures are uplifting, they're flattering.

The shovel has stopped digging due to a new-found rocky surface.

Looking up, I see nothing, climbing has no purpose.

Is this a hole or a cage in a circus that doesn't travel?

Do I wait for the cement to turn to gravel?

Are these questions being answered with life lessons?

Can hopelessness be disguised as a blessing?

Catastrophic Masterpiece

Lifer's Block

Crumble the pages until the trash is full.

Break the lead until you've hit the metal.

Is this art?

Is it a masterpiece, or a catastrophe?



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