The Methylphenidate Paradox
Homage to Psychonauts and Whalers in Pursuit of Piercing Those Pasteboard Masks Disguising Truth
The Ancient Talisman of Frankness
Is an adage of The Lamp--
Emboldening Lucifer's rebellion
Amids the ruptured calm of a once celestial peace,
Encrusted as a curative medallion
Of powder white confection
Mixed with false dyes of faint blue-green,
The darkened hues of darker magic,
Emerging now from evolution's tumult,
Forcefully, as a sparrow in the twilight,
Through the parting waves of Charley's primordial sea.
And Ahab pursued the singular white whale,
While Ishmael held fast upon Queequeg's coffin.
The Pequod's crew now are buried in the sea.
Ishmael floats on the surface of that doom
With Queequeg's carved death casket as his life-buoy.
And floats there, lightly, upon the surface of the deep.
About the Creator
Daniel Sullivan
I am a writer, live storyteller, actor, advocate, civil rights enforcer, and nonprofit director, among other roles. Presently, my focus lies in translating my rich life experiences into the realms of fiction and creative nonfiction.
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