Just Walking Along

Stuck in a Story

Hey.
My name's...
Something.
I don't have a name, actually.
It's like,
I think it starts with a "C"?
I don't know. Heh.

It's funny,
Really.
When you don't know anything about yourself.
And it's funny,
When you don't know anything.
Hm.

I'm just walking along.
Along the street.
It's paved.
Just recently, actually!
Did you know that?
Do you ever notice things as pointless as that?

Have you ever been to history class?
Whether it be ancient, or not?
Have you ever wondered,
In that class,
Why such famous people's lives are reduced
To nothing but pages in a textbook?
Nothing more than just images on a slideshow?
It's strange, isn't it.
Historical moments,
Reduced to just...
Words.

Strange.
Or,
Flaccid.

Does the facade of the world fade everyday?
This is supposed to be a story about me,
But what turns into a self-portrait,
Is now just an image.

Things aren't immortalized.
I'm not going to be immortalized.
I'm going to die one day,
But really,
Aren't we all?
Aren't we all marching forward each day to that casket?

Strange.
Strange.

I think I should start talking about myself more.
Should I?
Ammmmm I important?
Aren't I just a side-story to distract Simon from his bigger responsibilities?
Like,
Simon.
You're supposed to be writing—
Let me make a list, hold on.

Simon R.
————
Books you need to work on,

How to Build a Human 101
Solitude Solemn
The Problem With the Pill
The Murder on My Sanity's Sake
!!The Shared Rooms!!
I THINK I NEED A LOBOTOMY
The Deft Ocean
The Lost House
The Crashed Ship
Hysteria
Confusing Fun!
When Time Stops, Always Remember Your Escape Tactic.
Lest the Ones Revolt
Radio Investigation

Jesus Christ, do you even try?
Eh, it's fine.
As long as you don't forget about me.

You're really working on another story right now?
While writing this?
Wow.

God, why am I even talking right now?
Man,
I wonder what you're gonna do to me.
Maybe make me have a gay relationship.
You tend to do that a lot.
I don't know.
I don't care.

Maybe you'll make meee
Traumatized!
As if this limbo isn't trauma enough.

...
Am I going to be
Influenced by a Lemon Demon song?
If so,
Don't make it Booja Jabooja.
I will come out of this story and beat you to a pulp if you do.
What even is to take away from that song?
It's literally gibberish.

If I am going to be influenced,
Make it Stuck.
I like that one.
I relate to it.
Being trapped in this limbo.

Can't you end it,
Already?
Just...
Stop working on this story.
Couldn't you do that?
Make me stop hearing your...
Incomprehensible gibberish.
You are making me say what I don't want to.

....
You know when I asked
About Lemon Demon?
If not him,
Joe Hawley?
And if so,
What song?

I think We Are In Space.
Orrr
Go to Bed.
Or Weird Bed &/or Yes Please.

Why am I even still talking?
Stop making me talk!
I don't want to!
You are the one making me walk
Without my permission!

Just let me die in peace.
Or pieces.
Heh.
Wordplay.

It's clever, isn't it?
That your mind and so many parts of your body were able to create me.
Weird.