John Benedict Ryan

Joined September 2021

2 stories

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Just exploring my thoughts on paper, relayed to screen.

Little scenes of life entwined with my imagination.

Further writing/photos on my site if you would like to check it out- www.youshouldnttalktoyourself.com

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The soft afternoon light illuminates where she lays, the branches of the old tree sway beyond the glass. The large clock stands in the corner,
By John Benedict Ryan4 years ago in Poets
T H E I N U N D A T E D
I've forever had difficulty switching off. As long as I can remember my brain has been in overdrive. The thoughts would compound and breed into an uncontrollable life force of their own. I would lay awake at night and be overwhelmed with waves of ideas, my mind would dive down then reemerge only to dive once more. This would repeat endlessly until I had no other option but to interrupt the pattern by focusing on the lyrics of a song or by reading a novel. One of the many benefits of reading is that if you're truly concentrating on the words then it's impossible to think of anything else. If you are solely immersed in the text, then the fictional world will devour your actual world.
By John Benedict Ryan4 years ago in Filthy