A man said to the universe
"Sir, I exist!"
"However,"
replied the universe,
"The fact has not created in me a sense of obligation."
- Stephen Crane
what is it about friendship that gives it an expiration date? just one day more and it goes sour. maybe that's why i try to push it into the deep freeze - it's an effort to preserve what's left of my good feelings. once out of the freeze and tucked safely away in a neat little air-tight, germ-free container of its own, i can look at it again. admire it. covet it. keep it from getting filthy little sam-prints all over it. (2-25-02)
i wrote the above during my break at work with the intention of it becoming a writing prompt for later in the evening when i had time for it. today i'm still looking at it and feeling like it's already a complete statement of fact. i really don't feel that i have anything to add, but this concept has been gnawing at me - is it me or is it them? (2-26-02) |
