Have you ever [strange déjà vu|remembered something], but then it [mandela effect|turns out] it [it's over|never really happened]?

I [nothing more useless nor beautiful than belief|think] that...[cogito ergo sum|to be human]...is to [dissociation|confuse yourself] with [capable of the greatest goods and the worst evils|every other human being] that's [a feeling like you've been here before|ever existed].

Maybe that's [the god in you]. Or maybe [a ghost to most|there's no such thing], [your guess is as good as mine].

But maybe...just maybe [and you've been here before|we've all seen] the story of everyone's life play out [cause you've been here before|countless times]. The story of [a yearning|life itself]! [to have ever existed is to exist forever|Echoing] and [I'll see you again|reverberating] into infinity [How to measure a planet?|for us to observe] [The universe is shaped exactly like the earth. If you go straight long enough you'll end up where you were.|endlessly]. And for us to [a train only follows its rails|experience] it, [run like you are six|to the extent that we choose].

Like a [life is a series of vignettes|sideshow] playing on a [never seem to find the time|moving train] [and then a word washed ashore|for you to watch] from the platform as it [left behind|speeds through the station].

[thought I'd something more to say|Did you get anything out of it]?

Or [loneliness is a feeling you can't avoid but you are not alone|can't you wait] until you [if we cross over I hope we recognize each other on the other side, as in, the beginning|see it again]?

October, 2023

Enough Formalities (Spoken Word)