“I tried to hire my mentally ill
brother,” he said. “I gave
him a knife. He’s
forbidden to touch them but I gave
him one anyways and
told him to
use it on me. That was my
strategy for productive writing. My
brother would stand by
the door
and I told him to cut me
down if I dared stand and walk away
from my computer. A
computer with no
internet connection, of course. Only
a word processor.
That’s all.”
“Impressive.
And how did
it work
out?”
He shook his
head.
“It didn’t. My brother got
very bored
and played around with
the knife
and hurt
himself, dammit.
Today
I imagine I’m locked in a cell
with a computer
and my captors made a
deal with me. You
have to write 50 poems
a day, they told me. Else you
don’t
get out of here. It’s
an okay method
but I still would’ve
proffered the first one. My brother would’ve
made some money too.
I’ve life insurance.”
-BOGDAN DRAGOS
Bogdan Dragos supervises casinos for a gambling company, working twelve-hour shifts locked in a dark office full of TV monitors. There he mostly daydreams and writes poems and stories. He also manages a poetry blog Daydreaming as a profession.
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Bogdan delivers a power packed piece that can only make one wonder who is the real mental case. Haha! A writer’s dedication should be strict but not life-threatening, but then who can convince a writer or in fact any creative or stubborn individual.
Congratulations Bogdan!
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( ﾉ^ ω ^)ﾉﾟ Thank you, Terveen!
Truth is, when it comes to associating writers with madness, you’ll either find a lot of pretentiousness or a real nut case. There isn’t much of a middle way :))
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a crazy crazy tale
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Many thanks for checking it out!
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Wow, that’s really haunting, haunting, haunting. That’s the thing. When we do something and expect certain result. However unexpected things often happen to ruin our perfect plan. And even if our plan succeeds, it usually comes with a caveat or two. This is called life and life is more whimsical than we imagined. I grew up in a dysfunctional family, in which manipulation is the rule of the day. This is why I really want to stay away from any kind of manipulation of other people. Yes, diplomacy is necessary and strategic planning is often required, but no manipulation since one doesn’t know. Sometimes one can unwittingly give a knife to a person who’s mentally ill.
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There are people out there who will use any means necessary to get where they’re going. Their goal is placed above morality, and they’ll justify any unethical measures in their mind first, and then will try to convince others (like gaslighting). It would be so nice if people like these could exist only in the realm of fiction, but well, fiction is inspired from real life after all.
Anyway, I am very glad to know you’re in a way better place now. Keep believing in yourself and creating wonderful writings. You’re on the right way
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