existence is you, and me.

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what is it that i hold on to? if i were to ask myself the question of whether existing is a worthwhile venture, i feel the answer — if i were unchained from the spell of love, reason, character, honor, respect — would come quite simply. in that simplicity is an arrogance; but where is the humanity in a simple life? even the simplest lives imprint in the ground a labyrinth of experience, unexpectedness, and hurt. knowing these things, and…