Fleshly Nostalgia

Mike Essig
thewrytr.
Published in
1 min readJan 14, 2018
bisiobisio — DeviantArt

We adore our bodies,
but they are lovers
unable to be faithful.

In the lonely end,
they must always betray,
leaving only limitations
and wrinkled memories.

Oh, but how beautiful
they used to be!

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Mike Essig
thewrytr.

Honorary Schizophrenic. Recent refugee. Displaced person. Old white male. Confidant of cassowaries.