Every Peace of Mind
copyright 2026 by Michael Walker
I met him on a bus
He was going to
New Mexico
Abandoned his furniture shop
in Minnesota
Things hadn’t been the same for him
since he left the army
a thousand centuries ago …
I met her on a plane
She was going to
Toronto
Was going home to see
Her grandmother who was dying...
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They are no longer
As thick as thieves
Or murderers
Which they both are.
So tell me
Where do we turn now
What maple leaf
Or gold display
Will staunch the bleeding
Turn the lies into water?
We are all aboard
The USS Wrecking Ball now
A tour we all
Signed up for
Because you know
All our problems solved
Day one
But I never...
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No one in the world really gives a shit if I live or die.
Hate to say this but if you live in the USA, like me. you are probably fucked. Unless you know how to live off the grid. Too late for me unfortunately.
Last night I was listening on audiobook to a famous sci-fi story by Ray Bradbury called "There Will Come Soft Rains." The story was written in 1950 and concerns an automated suburban house that continues its daily routines even though the family it serviced has been vaporised in a recent nuclear war. Guess when it is supposedly set? AUGUST 4, 2026!
It's my birthday too (yeah.)
Just found out a really good friend of mine died in Texas almost two weeks ago.
I have been reading Anna Karenina and, in my opinion no one is better at fleshing out characters like Tolstoy.