Malformed, malnourished; an insult, a disgrace to the whole universe. They think that consciousness is a rare and terrible disease. The afflicted wither fast. The afflicted can’t eat because they can’t stop vomiting. They can’t digest. The lucky ones quickly suffocate in their own vomit and diarrhea. The whole body is paralyzed in the terrifying realization of the abhorrent nature of things. Every cell of the immune system turns hostile to every other cell in the body. The macromolecular machines deep inside your every cell used to interpret your genetic code, now turn frantic and tear it all down. Like a poet once inspired to criticize his authoritarian Emperor destroys all his works anxiously as he realizes that the most obedient and cruel dogs are on their way to search his house.

If the revelation didn’t cut deep and penetrate through and through to the very subatomic level, I would strangulate my body with my own hands. They avert their empty, mindless eyes. Fools. But I am unable to tell them. It wasn’t a curse. It was a blessing!