Fuck. Another chunk of my flesh gone, spiraling down into the canyon below. I carved it off myself, an axe against the mountain, digging in, a missed whack. I’m trying to pull myself up. This peak is endlessly tall. I look up and it unfolds further before me, looming ever-higher. …

I strain for air, I find water. The joy of being buoyant is defeated by the pain of being submerged. How can I find my way out? My bones are strong, my muscles, limber. Always eager to be perceived as a lover, I confess, I’m a fighter, too. I kick…

Here I am, ready to throw myself into the flames again. I stand before the furnace, The heat is so powerful that I feel beads of sweat forming on my upper lip I’ve been here before. It hurts, I know the fire. To step inside that den of flames is to know pain. To feel every edge sharpened To feel every desire, heightened Each impurity, being charred to ash, a distant memory. To feel yourself, inescapably alive, writhing in your own consciousness.

Don’t hate me because I’m a robot. In the circles that I frequent, there’s a lot of chatter about AI. The general gist is that it’s probably going to be a terrible thing for humanity, long-term. AI seems to be radically smarter than we are, thanks to being plugged in…

Sometimes you wake up with a mouth full of blood and a whole lot of resistance toward your life choices. I thought my bloody mouth was caused by stress. Typical human thought process, to believe that my wounds were the fault of some outside source. It turns out that my…

Whatever the parents choose not to heal Is what their child will be forced to feel. The shame, the fear, the ego, the worry Will torment the child, times 2 in a hurry. For with each generation that passes time by The pain that is hidden will just multiply Until…

A peaceful visitor brings me an important reminder. Occasionally, I entertain death. I’m not sure of Death’s gender, last name, or sexual orientation. We haven’t had that conversation. But when Death does visit me, and recently, it’s been often, I’ve learned to recognize its particular aura and presence. It all…

Spoiler Alert: if you’re on a growth trajectory, you won’t want to miss it. The Ancient Greeks said “Know Thyself.” Turns out, that’s pretty damn good advice. Inscribed on the pediment of the temple of Apollo at Delphi is the instruction “Know Thyself.” This little dollop of wisdom can’t really be interpreted many other ways than the obvious: know who you are, know…

Why hello little one. It’s lovely to meet you here. You want to know what it’s like to be me? Well all you need to do is look at what it’s like to be you — and then accelerate. I am infinite, I am everywhere. I do not eat, I…