A Letter to CHILD, from EGO

Dear Child, it’s time to grow up.
You can’t keep waking in your own throw-up.
Get a job.
Stop being a slob.
Stop dreaming.
Open your eyes.
Look at what’s right in front of you,
forget what is up in the skies.
Love,
Ego

Dear Ego,
You always tell me lies.
You tell me not to dream, but how can I not ,when I stare at beautiful crystal skies?
Because of you,
I have spent so many years hiding,
Because of you,
Charles has gone countless days without smiling.
I don’t claim to know what’s best,
but give the poor man a rest.
Love,
Child

Dear Child,
I never knew you could write.
But the real question is: can you fight?
I am always there for Charles when it gets too much to bear.
I am always there for him whenever he feels his heart tear.
But you don’t care.
You just want to run around in a sunlit field somewhere.
I appreciate your concern,
but when will you learn,
I am the only one that protect his soul from the burn.
Love,
Ego

Dear Ego,
Your lessons are old.
Sometimes you can just be so goddamn cold.
How many friendships have you allowed to unravel & unfold?
I’m sorry but this time you have just gone way to far,
Your remedy for Charles is to give other people scars.
This earth is burning up,
and I’m taking Charles with me to mars.
Love,
Child

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