The story of my life,
contents kept,
story told,
nothing left.
Melancholy at the lows
and hilarity
when exposed.
A knife edge
tension grows,
then breaks
and we laugh
until our bodies ache.
The plot lines
all described.
Characters live and die.
Edited and analyzed,
stripped down
for another re-write.
But, what font
describes the pain?
What typesetting
best imprints
my brain upon the page?
Serious,
emotional,
a little bit insane.
Why do so many
styles
look the same?
What capitalization
best befits
the story of my life?
What lowercase
will guide the eye
along up to the heights,
and still be clear
when they are tears
in the eyes
as I fall down low.
Still a few hundred
fonts to go.
Which letters
look serious enough
to tell the tale?
Which leave space
for humor
in the places where I fail?
I need something
unpretentious,
something honest,
something you will understand.
Fuck it.
I’ve got it.
Comic Sans
HG – 2021
