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I realized how much of a stereotype I am. I’m a writer; an alcoholic; a chainsmoker. I have crippling existential depression. I fill my life with lust and longing. I break my own heart approximately three times a week. I would be numb if I didn’t, and it’s near impossible to write when you don’t feel. I forgive easily, because I know that it’s always a mistake to forgive. You get hurt over and over. You feel. Being intelligent is the most ungodly curse. The thinking is too much, and that’s why I drown myself with liquor. That’s why I am the way I am. That’s why. I’m in love with ghosts. Maybe it’s because I long for distant memories. Maybe it’s because I’m preoccupied with life and death. Preoccupied with immortality. Everything is fragile. Our ghosts will haunt us forever. In a year, I’ll be in London. My soul is too drawn there to deny it any longer. In a year, I’ll still be emptying bottles. I’ll still be breaking my heart. I’ll still be me.
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Jan 27, 2017
Jan 27, 2017 at 8:45 PM UTC
yayo
I realized how much of a stereotype I am. I’m a writer; an alcoholic; a chainsmoker. I have crippling existential depression. I fill my life with lust and longing. I break my own heart approximately three times a week. I would be numb if I didn’t, and it’s near impossible to write when you don’t feel. I forgive easily, because I know that it’s always a mistake to forgive. You get hurt over and over. You feel. Being intelligent is the most ungodly curse. The thinking is too much, and that’s why I drown myself with liquor. That’s why I am the way I am. That’s why. I’m in love with ghosts. Maybe it’s because I long for distant memories. Maybe it’s because I’m preoccupied with life and death. Preoccupied with immortality. Everything is fragile. Our ghosts will haunt us forever. In a year, I’ll be in London. My soul is too drawn there to deny it any longer. In a year, I’ll still be emptying bottles. I’ll still be breaking my heart. I’ll still be me.
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Jan 27, 2017
Jan 27, 2017 at 8:45 PM UTC
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