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Francis Erich McElroy

Published posts, philosophical humor, deep thoughts.

  • Rider

    I’ve lost it. I’m back. I jumped over the track to enjoy the water where it’s at. I took the reins of a steel horse and steered the wind for a feathers course. Filled with steam I chug along, made of flesh and out of song. I expect to drown, the wind blows hard, I…

  • Love for the Abyss

    How can something never end? Lying in bed as a child I would often ask myself this question. I would imagine myself drifting in space forever without bumping into anything at all. Just surrounded by complete darkness without a view of planets or even stars. How can space be dark when I am closer to…

  • Not A Single Tattoo

    Looking down at my left arm it’s not the same arm I’m used to seeing. I can see this arm being in outer space. I can see it on an ocean vessel. I can see it in Venice, half a warm embrace.  I see this arm can be wherever it wants to be. This arm…

  • The Cannibalism of My Feelings Makes Me Free

    Worms eating worms in my gut.  Snakes eating snakes in my mind.  Dogs eating dogs at my job. I am hungry, sick, and tired.   Fish eating fish on the highway.  Birds eating birds outside of cages. Monkeys eating monkeys for opportunity and diplomacy.  I am average but free to remain average.

  • New Art Forms Discovered

    There is a new art form, and it is not solely American. A new American art form is created by Americans, but this one is discovered by those who are not actively seeking that distinction. Artists meet us where the art form is expressed, introducing culture to the world. They learn their techniques from elsewhere,…