inspired by a Hunter S. Thompson article. the KIDD lives in his own deranged sense of the real and unreal, between trips to his grandfather’s house to hear stories to mend his dreary days of work-related behavior, but the KIDD finds the time to drift in and out of states of vision. awkward realms of symbols and dream made living flesh, his alarm may ring out, but is he ever truly awake?
One. Thou shalt not think deep thoughts. Deviation from the objective is not allowed, and halts all necessary progress within yourself and those around you. Reflection is strictly forbidden, and you must never break the rules once you have learned them all. Thinking gets you nowhere fast, and can be an enemy to your health and safety. Learn to take directions literally, and very specifically. If you fail, you shall be punished, and given other chances for success. To express disagreement with instructions, is to resist the state that helps you survive, and you will be punished as rules apply. Understanding instructions is paramount to an efficient civilization, and knowing your role in this world will further your understanding of responsibility. This is where you are now, to get anywhere else is to understand the system that you live …
we speak from inside
the mind’s eye
where we do not die
merely experience
the rest of all of this
one at a time
we create
worlds within ourselves
this way
a growth.
