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    In Decline
    In Decline
    In Decline
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    In Decline

    By Stanski

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    You're going down... In fact you're at an all-time low. You need help, because the only way you can get back up is by taking the advice of a professional.
    Your story... your downfall... told from your own perspective, in verse form, and from the perspective of your 'consultant', in prose...
    Warning... don't try this at home...!
    In Decline , by Stanski, is basically a collection of poetic passages that follow a similar theme; that of decline... declining standards, declining attitudes, declining natural conditions... The concepts, introduced in verse format, are backed-up and supported by passages of prose, to form a 'case history', which attempts to explain the downfall of the 'client' ( who, on the one hand, could be an individual person, or society in general, and on the other, the planet we inhabit, or the whole of creation...).
    The metaphors will be applied and interpreted, and the questions raised will continue long after the 'consultation' has ended...

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherStanski
    Release dateJan 15, 2013
    ISBN9781301237883
    In Decline
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    Stanski

    A one... A two... A one, two, three, four...! How’s that then, for a classic intro...? But wait a minute... That’s more of a song intro, innit...? And this is more of a story, innit...? So, let’s start again, shall we...? Hi... How are you...? I’m Stanski... Now, don’t worry, I’m not as bad as I seem... I’m a strugling author... Not a tortured artist...! The thing is, I’ve written these books...For people to read... Do you like reading...? Everyone loves a good read, don’t they..? Anyway, I’ve got these books... That I’ve written... I know, you don’t know which books... I’m just getting round to telling you about them, aren’t I...? The thing is... If you want something doing... You might as well do it for yourself... So... I wrote these books myself... Now... These books... Y’know... The ones I’ve written... But haven’t got round to telling you about yet... These books that I’ve written... That I’m telling you about now... Will be available, very soon, for you to download... From Smashwords... To your PC, Tablet, or Mobile Phone...! In fact, pretty much anything connected to the internet...! Thanks to the miracle of modern technology...! It never ceases to amaze... Does it...? A Bit Of Background Stanski is the kind of guy who doesn’t do things by half measures. For example, he’s the guy who went to Thailand in 1999, to see in the New Millennium. He enjoyed it there so much that he decided to stay on for a while. He didn’t return to the UK until October... October 2010...! Stanski began writing in earnest in 2005 while recovering from a motorcycle accident, in the northern city of Chiangmai, in which he sustained serious head injuries. Since then, he has completed four novels, and is currently writing a fifth. Examples of verse by Stanski can be found on his Blog, ‘Elephant Small’ www.says-sir-ten.blogspot.com

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      In Decline - Stanski

      IN DECLINE

      Stanski

      Copyright©2013 Stanski

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      This ebook is licensed for your personal enjoyment only. This ebook may not be re-sold or given away to other people. If you would like to share this book with another person, please purchase an additional copy for each recipient. If you’re reading this book and did not purchase it, or it was not purchased for your use only, then please return to Smashwords.com and purchase your own copy. Thank you for respecting the hard work of this author.

      Cover photo © Stanski

      IN DECLINE

      CONTENTS

      1.Not History

      2.Who Do You Think You Are?

      3.Possible Cause

      4.In Decline

      5.The Pursuit Of Trivia

      6.Little People

      7.Don’t Try This At Home

      8.What Goes Round

      1. Not History

      You never talk about it

      Nobody knows about it

      Untold pain behind the smile

      When you’re asked about your past

      You want to change the subject

      ‘It’s not important’ you lie

      Everyone must be thinking

      How convenient to say

      ‘And the rest is history’

      The rest is not history

      The rest, of course, lives and breathes

      And dwells within heart and mind

      And will remain forever

      A most unwelcome squatter

      So you never mention it

      Because you can’t stand the pain

      No, you’re not in denial

      It’s for real and you know it

      The only trouble is though

      Once able to admit it

      And face it, speak about it

      Openly acknowledge it

      Then you have to re-live it

      Blow by agonising blow

      That’s both the physical ones

      As well as the mental ones

      The rest is not history

      Will never be history

      Dark in there isn’t it?

      In that cavity… those cavities. The one between your ears, and the one between your lungs…

      It’s always been dark in there though, hasn’t it? Only now, it’s like really, really dark.

      Before… a long, long time ago… it was white… pure virgin white! But that was before… when you were young… and innocent… and didn’t care… and were in no rush…

      But, as you grew, it turned, didn’t it? Changed colour…

      What was once pure, virgin white, began to discolour, didn’t it?

      Off-white, at first… Then, as time passed, it became increasingly darker. Increasingly darker shades of grey, stained what was once pure, virgin white… until you became, not old exactly, but older anyway… certainly not any wiser… and definitely no longer innocent… in fact, completely guilty… of so many things… So many things you’re actually extremely proud of…

      But, that’s your way, isn’t it?

      That’s

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