I tried to leave desire,
but it scratched at the door, tapped
its empty bowl against the floor—
I tried not to answer,
but the bulb shone—

- Solmaz Sharif
To lose even the loss.
- Solmaz Sharif
A without which
I have learned to be.

- Solmaz Sharif
Frugal musicality is how Kristeva describes depression’s speech
- Solmaz Sharif
unlanguaged
- alicia hoffman
The mosquito knows full well, small as he is
he’s a beast of prey.
But after all
he only takes his bellyful,
he doesn’t put my blood in the bank.

My hunch is that most of what we call depression is a loss of coherence.
- Martin Picard, The Diary of a CEO (July 2, 2026)
Teoria provisória
AR

Propósito,
eu te perdi
ou foi
a mitocôndria?

Confesso:
nem fui te procurar.
Fiquei aqui,
a contemplar.
STEVEN
Again, we're theorizing here. If I don't have purpose in my life, it's gonna change the mitochondria. And if my mitochondria become more inefficient, then what? What will I notice as the next symptom?

MARTIN
Probably fatigue is the next thing that starts to pop up. You feel drained. You don't feel like you have enough energy...

STEVEN
Burnout?

MARTIN
[It] probably feels like burnout, and you start to lose enthusiasm for the future. You become more pessimistic. There's a kind of constellation of things we call depression or burnout—we put labels on these things, but really every person starts to experience life as less enjoyable, less purposeful, less meaningful, regardless of the diagnostic title we put on.

The Diary of a CEO (July 2, 2026)
I know, Lilly. I know.

The Sheep Detectives, 2026


Whispered Poem
Mary Oliver

I have been risky in my endeavors,
I have been steadfast in my loves;

Oh Lord, consider these when you judge me.
All real living is meeting.
- Martin Buber, I and Thou
Today is a day of
dark clouds and slow rain.
The little blades of corn
are so happy.

- Mary Oliver
Don't think, but look!
- Ludwig Wittgenstein, Philosophical Investigations (§66)
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