The Ancient Modern
Anguish In This Flame / Joshua Alan Sturgill
Between the mountains Not-yet-
knowing-need & Wanting-what-
you-have-and-are is this Valley
of Compulsive Envy. I simply
call it Hell. But I’m no longer
desperate to escape. You see,
I’ve lived here for many years
& am no longer fooled. I know
the secret. I know desperation
is just another of its tortures
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