I Was TommyI Was TommyI Was Tommy
by Mr. Barub
I was Tommy, four years old and attending pre-school. Comprehending the teacher wasn’t my best quality, creativity was. An ominous imagination I had when role-playing as my favorite super heroes. Acting out the mystical personalities of these heroes, the characters came to life. I used to wonder why I was more creative than the other children, but I learned not to ask such questions.
I am Tommy, thirty-five years old and attending a twelve-step program. Comprehending the wallowing of the members isn’t my best quality, keeping quiet is. Nothing but nodding and the occasiona
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I remember a witty Spaniard saying: "They have shut up all their fools in a house apart, to make sure that they are wise men themselves.” Just so: you don't show your own wisdom by shutting someone else in a madhouse.
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I'm a pirate.
-pink rice
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