Mary Kingsley.
I am not afraid to name the evil who haunts my steps with the dogged determination of the devil. Instead, I name my evil mistress and she haunts me still.
Who said that admitting you have a problem was half the battle? I feel like they never met a problem like Mary Kingsley or the Mongol horde. Admitting you have a problem doesn't make it any more dead, which is what's killing me and Constantinople.
Mary Kingsley.
He must have been thinking of her when he wrote "I love her and I hate her. Don't ask why--it's how I feel, and it hurts." Catullus and I, we share more than we care to admit.
In vengeance, the next time I see her I will ignore her, break out in tears, curse her name, and beg her to take me back, though not necessarily in that order.
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This is depressing.
ReplyDeleteIt IS!
ReplyDeleteI don't think writers shouldn't be asked to explain their work. So explain, so I don't read nonsense into it like always.
ReplyDeleteI read a poem by Catullus and thought it was great. Also: I started writing by just putting a name. Then I thought of the phrase "dogged determination of the devil." Then I wrote this piece.
ReplyDeleteFascinating. Thank you.
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