Sometimes I feel bad about doing what I’m doing, existing—I shan’t say living—how I’m existing: my days consist of dreaming, writing, listening only to music that really gets to me*, panicking, reading, doing drugs, plotting my escape, working, chain-smoking, cleaning, wishing I was asleep, staring out of the window, trying not to cry, catching moths and waiting for wine o’clock.
Sometimes, usually in the early afternoon when I find myself at a loss (of every conceivable thing but mostly my mind) and I can’t quite get my work right and I have no idea what I’m still doing in this fucking town, I look at the photo of you that I have by my desk and say aloud, “I’m sorry, Dad” then hit the powder. Sometimes I just mumble a quick “sorry”, unable to look at your smiling face out of shame. I can hear you saying DON’T YOU FUCKING DARE but I don’t want to listen. I just turn the music up louder to drown out your faraway voice of concern.
You’d tell me to redirect my sadness and terror outward, into good things, rather than inwards, into self-destruction and an early grave. You’re right of course but I can’t/won’t/don’t want to. I suppose I rather enjoy wasting away this way (properly, rapidly, with Patti Smith for company) although “enjoy” isn’t the right word.
I also know that you were doing exactly the same things when you were my age, in my situation, in my mental state, and look how you turned out. You survived all of this, whatever ~this~ is, to become the most extraordinary human being. And I am lucky. I have a bed to sleep in, medication, food, books, music, my notebook and a handful of people who say they love me. And I have something extra, something you didn’t have: Joy Division.
Treacle Heart 
Lol…I’m late to the party. Had to Google them.
When you escape. Take me with you. I like to chain smoke too and I’ve got my own fags
I’ll let you know where and when ;)
Thaswassup homie 😎 but truthfully it’s proly a good thing there’s an ocean keeping us apart. We’d end up in jail. At the very least, a couple nights in the drunk tank
True that. Though you and I on a mad adventure would be so cool, think of the stories we’d be able to write! <3
Hell yeah😎🖤 just like Rimbaud and Verlaine, dripping absurdities and inanities with every vowel we speak. Our writings would be banned by the States and the UK but oh well. Fuck ’em. We’ll paint the world with our heartache and live like the lyrics to Bowies’ Heroes
Fuck yes! Best comment ever. Although I see us as having more of a Francis and Zelda vibe. Maybe one day, pal. Or in another lifetime x
Thanks bud…I guess I better figure out who Francis and Zelda are✌✌✌
The Fitzgeralds! X