Do they need me like I need them? Am I alone? Ulises Vargas February 24, 2026. I deserve all that comes my way. My actions–mine–led me here. Though, that’s not to say that I deserve it all. Some of it arose from being complicated with other people, places, and scenarios. Maybe I shouldn’t have complicated; complicated myself with it all. Then again: where else would I be? Would it be much better? Would it be worse? Would it? Who knows. Some regrets come to mind; though I’m glad to have accidented and to have overcome. What I have now is the fruit of me. And while some others stomp and trample, good people come to water and prune the garden of me. I have severely complicated myself, and this network is delicate. The market of my life is bought and sold; made and destroyed. Small moves could tank me; could leave me weeded and hatcheted. And...
The pen is my vulnerability. Mutual secrets line my writing. The poetry collection, “abstraction.”, is my most thorough yet. Check out abstraction.