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ouroboros, for lunch of course

"you're too skinny - eat a cheeseburger"

By ⸘jason alan‽Published about 3 hours ago 1 min read
"pinnope" ⸘jason alan‽ acrylics on canvas 8*10" 2026

imagine feeling everything

pangs of infinite gnostic hunger

before, after, during

learning and knowing

em0ti0ns at a b0iling p0int

0verly 0ut-fl0wing

p0uring and well-drained

a life with its legs spread open

defined as it has remained

as if it can know itself

a chemical reaction

that started with one big bang

and then many others

aware of its impending irruption

PEMDASing all over the countryside

until there were folks

folks f@!king everywhere

long since self-fulfilled

self-defeated and self-healing

works in progress

please check back later

for current and updated statuses

when this life knows itself

it knows its satisfaction

and it knows how to

have it all

without vanishing

the last transfer

might as well be the first

step into the process

watch as all living things

devours itself to survive

to view these

gruesome images and more

just open your eyes

all three of them

witness your withness

and the waiter, full of ego

with his sparkling kyanite eyes

derails my thought-train daydream

"last but not least" and he looks at me

'is thit some kind of joke?

does he think i'm too skinny?'

"i'll have a burger

no mustart and fries"

he turns, he leaves

but i stay

and i stand, reaching

"but wait.. er.

one more thing!"

our eyes one last time meet

"i forgot to ask for cheese

and green chile"

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About the Creator

⸘jason alan‽

:::WARNING:::

i am only responsible for what i say,

not for what you understand.

you may learn to be charmed by my [secret‽] discontent,

or you may not.

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