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Nathan:
when i leave home i've been known to shake
when i meet someone i sweat and quake
from awkward fear to panic blind
anxiety of the social kind

but im calm and happy in my house
i go for weeks without going out
i write books though im not well known
but its safe and quiet in my home


online theres folks with which i chat
brigid i like most in fact
a single mom with a daughter i
wrote a birthday present for one time

gabriella gadfly and
the secret of the cyber eye
i wrote it quick and sent it off
a little gesture, friendly thought


brigid and her daughter both
loved it, brigid so much so
she sent it to a publish house
who picked it up and put it out

it made the lists of you must read
it sold like you would not believe
topped all of the best seller lists
a ubiquitus pop culture hit


the sequels all sold better still
the merchandise, the games, the film
and me the author they screamed for
the media beat down my door

in every crack online and off
they talk about me, never stop
in a corner in my basement i
sit huddled, shake and sometimes cry


“And it's good news for all you gabriella gadfly fans out there. The highly anticipated new novel in the massive, best selling Gabriella Gadfly series is offifically out now and is reporting record sales. Lines have stretched around the block since last night in anticipation of the book's release”
“Well, this weekend's box office is not surprise. The long awaited film adaption of the immensely popular gabriella gadfly novels opened to a record breaking box office this weekend
“…for the famously reclusive quthor nathan brindesi. Photos of him are said to be the most sought after and highest paid for tabloid magazines, and paparazzi have gone to extreme lengths to take pictures of him”
“That’s right, John. His home has an estimated 15 break ins this year alone by over zealous paprazzi looking to take pictures”
“and what pictures they’ve been. Surprinsing him in the bathroom, bedroom… one even caught him masturbating”

so thus one day i announced that
on live, online video chat
id appear and thousands came
logged on to watch and scream my name

i stammered as i told them hi
wished them well and said good bye
raised the gun right there online
i smiled as i closed my eyes

leave me all alone
leave me in here on my own
its the only its the onlynpeace i know
you have never thoughtbit real
all the panic that i feel
leave me in here

all i liked was all alone
all i liked was all alone
its the only its the only peace ive known
you can never know
all the panic that i feel

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from The Grand Cyberpunk Gala Of Gabriella Gadfly, The Ballad Of Lost Hollow Act 3, released February 12, 2018

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Cama’s attempt to commune with higher beings failed; she only found Decadent Dottie. Together they roamed, indulging in dangerous forms of psycho-neural self-exploration which Cama hoped would present the key to her people’s further evolution. It only led to her destroying her people so that one of their pets could evolve. She sat in her former civilization's rubble and listened to Paul Shapera. ... more

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