Deep like the ocean

You would think, after coping with depression for 35 years or more, I would understand my own illness and symptoms better.  Notice I didn’t say “dealing with” because it’s rare that I actually actively deal with the disease, I generally just put up with it because the alternative involves gunfire. In any case, for some […]

hurricane season

Squalls out on the gulf stream, big storm’s coming soon I passed out in my hammock… and God, I slept till way past noon Stood up and tried to focus, I hoped I wouldn’t have to look far I knew I could use a Bloody Mary, so I stumbled next door to the bar ~Jimmy […]

Zero fucks given

I wish I could be as carefree as some people, not giving a shit about anything, really, and just rolling with things as they happen. I’m not built that way. I’ve always been a worrier, a planner, an over-thinker. Lately, though, I have started feeling detached. I’m at the corner of “too much shit” meets […]