I think that may be why you had to leave it. 

You were sunshine contained behind the dark screen of society’s fading humanity. 

You were a songbird watching machines tearing down the trees whose branches were where you’d found your voice. 

You were a complex, expressionist painting taken for granted by fools who loved simple, colorless lines. 

You were a pocket of clean air in a cloud of nuclear fallout. 

You were the flowers of the field carelessly trampled by tourists looking for a pretty place to pose. 

You were something of beauty and grace in a culture built for crudeness and inelegance. 

And maybe you couldn’t stay in such a warped world, so you set out to find another – one where everything appreciates and emanates the same benevolence as you. 

I hope you do. 

Ep. 28: Will I be okay? – Inside the Mind of Daniel Thompson

In this episode, I talk about the struggle of being a creative person and the current state of my mental health. Check out more of my thoughts at saintofsixth.com.

1. Ep. 28: Will I be okay? 09:59
2. Ep. 27: Be cautious of overly generous men. 13:20
3. Ep. 26: Two notes on being a gigging musician. 17:36
4. Ep 25: Ego and the music scene 11:25
5. Ep. 24: Stories I don't often tell. 09:51

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