Published September 1, 2024 

Things are challenging. I am fighting for my life and my dignity in many ways. It’s tiring.

But who will fight for those things for me if I don’t? Obstacles can come when and where you least expect them, and because I am the most naive cynic I know, I don’t see them coming and they trip me up.

I need rest. I will get it, sooner or later. Somehow.

When the next month begins, it will be my birthday. Wake me up when September ends.

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