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i have no memory of writing these words​.​.​.

from lost words & testaments by charlie shuck

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I haven’t been home in so long. Where does the time go? We seem to live so many lives with so many possibilities. We build and collect memories over years. And yet in the end we always find ourselves unsure of how we got where we are. This path leads somewhere. I can’t seem to remember where.

How did I get back home? I used to know this place like the back of my hand.

The heat and humidity of the Florida air is paralyzing. It can drive a person crazy. Why do you think so many people end up flipping out down here? Jumping off bridges, eating eachothers faces off, mass shootings. It’s a madhouse. And no one can escape it. Not for long. I’ve seen people try. They move off to California or Oregon, and think they are gonna make it. They all end up right back here in the swamp eventually. Even I tried getting out once or twice myself. It never took.

I know this path leads to something. I wish I could remember what.

Sweat drips in my eye and it stings. My vision goes blurry. Down the wooded path, drenched in shadow, I see the figure of a beast. My breath becomes short, and my heart fills with dread as I frantically try to clear my eyes. I can hear a low rolling growl, like the sounds of some ancient horror from the depths of the past.

As my vision clears, the beast is gone, though the dread in my soul lingers on.

I decided I should turn back. I probably just needed to rest. I’d had a long trip from

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from lost words & testaments, released June 7, 2022

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