The only thing that’s real is the shame.
Sam Lipsyte – The Ask
Shame’s Reality
S
Grieving Love
G
Love was a kind of grief.
Sam Lipsyte – The Ask
Smashed Heart
S
My heart felt like a smashed windscreen.
Sam Lipsyte – The Ask
Past’s Future
P
The future is just more of the past waiting to happen.
Sam Lipsyte – The Ask
Monstrous Memory
M
Memory is a monster; it’s not your pet.
Sam Lipsyte – The Ask
Hopeless Addiction
H
Hope was a junkie with no veins left.
Sam Lipsyte – The Ask
Laughter’s Infection
L
Laughter is an infection without a cure.
Sam Lipsyte – The Ask
Haunting Guilt
H
Guilt is a ghost that takes the shape of the body it haunts.
Sam Lipsyte – The Ask
Expressive Scream
E
Sometimes a scream is better than a thesis.
Sam Lipsyte – The Ask
Scornful Silence
S
Silence is the most perfect expression of scorn.
Sam Lipsyte – The Ask