The Boy Who Loved Wicked

by C.P. Harris

“‘Wise men speak because they have something to say; Fools because they have to say something.’”

“Be kind, for everyone you meet is fighting a hard battle.” ~Socrates

Most don’t contemplate this and instead live their lives based on cultural value and societal norms. Socrates believed the examination of this question was important. A form of self-care that’s often overlooked.

I couldn’t get enough of his platitudes. I kept adding them to my bank to draw from at a future date. To sustain me when I inevitably felt like I couldn’t go on.

I drifted off wondering why everything that killed us made us feel most alive.

As sick as it was, seeing him unhinged made me feel loved by him and not alone in my madness.