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I think Cannibal Paul deserves more
than just a note in my journal
Because no one reads the travel journals
of another person
I don’t read my own.
They exist to be filed
Travel journals are just like photo albums
Except a journal prevents
that inevitable question
That stops the smooth flow of narrative:
who was that
to the left of mother
was he someone we knew?
or was that the waiter?
Who took this picture?
Did we get the camera back?
But in a travel journal when
you write
the landscape was so beautiful
or stunning
or sensational
or whatever inadequate adjective
your fumbling mind came up with
at the time
in the face of something foreign
There is no corresponding picture
to add verisimilitude to your
claim
of breathtaking
But I dream that someday
The journal
the story about Cannibal Paul
will keep me warm at night
when I’ve forgotten everything
Short Term -
Overwhelmed by Daily Life.
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