since summer solstice, more acutely, but certainly cascading downstream from before then— i have been in an Unprecedented Struggle exacerbated dangerously by not being able to sleep for 9 or 10 days; i have been wanting to write on substack in my more cohered moments— to have some kind of record, an acknowledgment of present circumstances, a Thank You For It All, ‘in case something happened to me’ in my continued derangement and unravelling— but Here is that moment; not with words, but with my voice. last night was the most i slept since this all started.
continued in the note below.
the second part of what i wanted to share with you:
fotos: padraic colum’s the golden fleece book; my gratitude graff; jenna’s flower.
for context + concern’s sake: i am in the care of my family in NYC. i welcome emails, txts, calls, messages, visits, presence; you are not bothering me; i am willing and as i am able.
i love you all, thank you All-ways, and thank you for reading / listening.
<3
The subject tonight is Love
And for tomorrow night as well,
As a matter of fact
I know of no better topic
For us to discuss
Until we all
Die!
- Hafiz
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Responding to the first audio piece, which I’ve just finished listening to: You are indeed a storyteller! And while I don’t want to minimize or negate the pain and perilousness of this part of your story, I do want to echo back to you the words you closed with: that your story is not over yet. And also (paraphrasing a bit here) with love as the supreme truth and force of the world, it won’t ever be over.
You are loved and you are love.
💗