he just wanted to write
Very old-school character
Used pencils and paper
But the city
wouldn’t let him. The city outside
his four walls stood like
a sea of noise
against his dreams
“Listen,” his wife said, “these days
they don’t even accept snail mail
submissions. You have to get
with the times. It’s done digitally,
by e-mail today. Can you understand
this? Are you listening?”
“Listening?” he snapped. “Oh, I am
listening, dear. I sure am.
Even when my ears are covered
and plugged. I am still
listening. Because there is no
fucking way to
evade the noise! No crevice in
this place is silent anymore. It’s
hell! Hell is the city,
hell is the noise, the screaming,
the crying, the gnashing of teeth.”
She got out of the room,
knowing that any further persuasion
would be futile,
and returned to the living room
couch where the newspaper was left
opened at the job market pages. It’s been
over twenty years since her husband
had written a good book, a book
that actually found a home with a publishing
house. Over twenty years. And he’d been
trying to
get back into the scene once more. For
over twenty years.
Perhaps the world no longer wanted
to hear stories about
how capitalism raped humanity as a whole
and anecdotes about consumerism
and the defiling of mother nature’s body
The world was
his enemy now
The city surrounding him especially
It was an enemy he could not
hope to fight physically
so he moved the battlefield to the
intellectual realm
and kept writing against
the world and
against the city
and would do so for the rest of his life
Which won’t be that long,
his wife concluded
after she found out that he’d dismembered
the computer she bought for him
and screwed the biggest screws he
could find into his eardrums
The pain and the bleeding
helped him
write even better though
-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 writes of comfort and familiarity but in the most uncomfortable way. Shutting out the noise and turning inwards has been given a new look and feeling. Screw those ears – this can be taken in the literal and nonliteral way. Holding onto one’s beliefs is important but at what cost. I think writers better keep themselves up to date or else the creative mind will take over and who knows what can happen.
Congratulations Bogdan!
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(･ワ･)ﾉ Thank you!
You’re right, beware the artist whose creative mind takes over :))
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This was twisted enjoyed every word we as creators gotta take of our own physical and mental health Bless It. That’s serious business 🙏🏼❤️🩹🙏🏼❤️🩹🙏🏼❤️🩹
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Haha, thanks! (･◡･)
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Take care of our own physical and mental health 🚨correction 🚨
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Impressive! So full of angst.
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I do like to read about struggling artists who are also struggling with life outside their work (relationships, family, etc). It’s all nice and pretty as long as it all stays in the realm of fiction…
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Well I already assumed you are one smart intellectual based on the job you do and the nature of your writing. I really enjoyed this piece, I liked the way your started with the noise, proceeded to all the things wrong with this earth, and how they scream at us if we let them. The craziness we live in with all the things you mentioned, and you can add war to that list now as well. Great writing, I love how you covered such a multitude of topics in one piece. Congratulations on another very interesting read. Sending big hugs, Joni
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(/¯◡ ‿ ◡)/¯ Thank you! The job I do would be quite mind-numbing if I wasn’t using it to constantly dig for new ideas for writings :)) I believe artists are better off with boring jobs rather than exciting ones. Boredom invites creativity and can also motivate you to work harder on your dreams so you can get out of it one day.
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Well I agree in many ways but you have to be pretty applied to watch for card counters or cheaters. Your just a super smart guy. I can’t imagine working and trying to write. I get my inspiration from nature. It certainly is working for you Dragos. Great story. Loved it. Big hugs and thank for my cool emoji. 🤗🤗🦋🦋
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I feel the same way about my ears sometimes…
This is a great illustration of what happens when you give up on actualising your philosophies.
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Me too :)) I usually have a problem with loud noises and prefer silence. For example, at work I prefer silence over music (even if the music is good). But also, I try to actualize my philosophies and get with the times :)) I won’t make a scene and blame noisemakers if I don’t have silence.
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Bogdan, congrats! Like Your style, use of words, story inside, good work !
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Oh, thanks a lot, my friend! Very much appreciated 🙂
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Funerals are only arranged digitally now. He’s gonna be lost……..
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