Rick McCollister

Rick McCollister
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Lincoln, Nebraska, USA
Birthday
May 06
Title
Rick
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is always welcome.
Bio
I'm a guy, 51, who used to be many different things: recording engineer, inventor, electronics designer, firmware and software developer, husband. Now: father, musician, partner, photographer, friend, facilitator... and I write. I've committed to myself to write two pieces a day and post them here. I am currently developing a book.

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JANUARY 18, 2009 3:13PM

Inner dialogue

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What in the hell do you think you're doing?

I'm trying to write. What do you mean? I'm trying to live. I'm trying to tell a story or two. I'm trying to live it out on paper. Why?

No one cares. It doesn't matter. The best things you have done in your life are nothing. So what you invented some shit, made some music, loved some women, helped some people. Come on back here, to the hole, you worthless piece of shit.

Wait, who invited you in here? You're not even real. Well, neither am I... but go away! I choose to ignore you.

You can't ignore me. I have unlimited access to all your secrets. I know about your hopes and your failures. I control you, and you know it. Your valiant attempts to prevail amuse me. You're wasting your time, and everyone else's, too.

But what about love? What about the love I have offered to others? Sure, I got it backwards a few times. But that doesn't mean I'm worthless. By the way, how did you get in here?

You pathetic moron. I am you. That other voice you try to claim as the truth is powerless over the truth. Go ahead, try to kill me! Try to displace me with your silliness, that pointless time-wasting you call love. It disgusts me to even hear you say it. At best it is need wrapped in flowery cloth.

I really don't have time for this. I need to go do laundry, and as soon as I find my keys I plan to do just that. I'm taking my notebook with me, too. You are a lie, you are a ghost, you are not real and you have no power over me.

Oh, really? And what exactly is it you think "you" are, anyway? You're a chemistry experiment, gone bad. You're a fart in a hurricane. You are nothing.

Ba-ba-ba-ba-ba-ba-ba-I'm not listening-ba-ba-ba

Hilarious. Much like that beard you're trying to grow.

Ba-ba-ba-ba-go away-ba-ba-ba!I don't care what you say. I choose happiness. You can not stop me from reaching out and making a difference in the lives of others. So I failed a couple times! What makes you think that your voice of shame defines me?

Resistance is futile, loser. Come back down here, in the hole. It's warm down here, away from people. Time has no meaning in here with me. Aw, come on... You know you want to!

I won't. I will tolerate you, I suppose I must. But I'm not coming down there again. You'll have to move on down the line, sir. I will prevail.

Oh, this should be fun to watch. Go ahead, I'll stay here in my comfy chair and just take a few notes. Not that I need any more evidence of your guilt.

Look, demon. I'm going to expose you. I'm going to describe you and quote you and bring your grotesque face into the light.

Go ahead. You still fucked up loving her. Nice shootin' Tex. Oh, this job is so easy!

I did not fuck up loving her. I got confused, momentarily, that's all. Haven't you ever gotten confused?

Aha, there! Finally, you asked me a real question! Now you're hooked. You can't walk away. I'll let you stew awaiting an answer from me. I'll let you sweat it out. Embrace the horror, asswipe. You are so mine!

Well, haven't you?

What? I'm sorry... were you asking me something?

Never mind. Shut up! Go back to whatever slime you hatched from!

Good idea, except for one thing: I'm already there! I'm here, inside you, and the slime is you, and I am you. Ha. Oh, weren't you going to "write" some "poetry" today? Wasn't that on your "schedule?"

Yes, I will.

Oh, and don't forget your "gratitude list!"

Hey, I feel gratitude for so many things. Don't you ever feel gratitude?

Another question from the idiot! Oh, this is too easy today.

I tried to love her well... I did. I loved her well.

Nobody cares, dickless. You are wasting oxygen and valuable server space and everyone's time.

No, I still love. As long as I love, you will not win.

We'll see.

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as long as you write, we read, we see, we care.

this post reminds me of the finale of Buffy the Vampire Slayer, such a powerful parable about fighting the demons (within), and victory comes only through constant struggle, vigilance, and the forces of many combined.
just tell that demon to go play with somebody else's remote, get the f*ck out of your easy chair...
Thanks as always, Brian. Never saw Buffy, sounds like I'd like it.

I'm good, just experimenting.
I hate that hole.

(And, for some reason, I flashed back to "It" - "we all float down here").
Ah, the voices of those that know not love.

They shrink from laughter. Try it, it helps. Those demons want to be taken seriously and when you laugh at them they shrivel.

Getting to bed at a reasonable time also helps.

God bless and keep you!