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Excerpts of a Madman

by Matt 3/9/2015

written by Matt

I’ve found myself wanting to post something on here at least once a day. I don’t really have anything to add, nothing happened today so I’m just going to put up one paragraph I’ve just written. I’m writing a cumulative note to any and all of my family, comprising of my thoughts leading up to the big sleep. I want them to understand as much as possible.

Enjoy.

“I don’t really know why I’m writing this paragraph, and there is a high probability I’ll delete it once I’ve finished writing it. You see, I’ve taken to just writing, its cathartic for me, but it’s almost like a […]

3/9/2015 3 comments

For Annie

by Shaynax 2/10/2014

written by Shaynax

The Sickness – the nausea-
the pitiless pain-
Have ceased, with the fever
That maddened my brain-
With the fever called “Living”
That burned in my brain

– Edgar Allen Poe

Don’t you dare ask me why I adore his work.

2/10/2014 4 comments

Some sage thoughts on suicide and misanthropy, and a few poems

by TangledUpInBlue 4/3/2012

written by TangledUpInBlue

To begin, I am fairly misanthropic and disenfranchised due to humanity’s impact on nature and the wildlife that inhabit (or did inhabit in many cases) this once beautiful planet, Â how society is in general, whether it be the intolerance and hate that monotheistic religions have spread for generations (as well as how religious teachings dominate our political and legal systems despite all of the blatant problems that arise from it), the general lack of concern for our irreversible impacts, our horrible justice systems, our spiraling out of control dependency on technology, etc, etc…. but I also share the German philosopher Arthur Schopenhauer’s views on misanthropy […]

4/3/2012 6 comments