
Intrapersonally Speaking
The Blindboy Podcast
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My Great Grandfather Was a Lonely Man
As part of my diagnosis, i was asked to speak a bit about family history. My great grandfather used to stand at the end of his farm and stop every single person on the road so he could read out his poetry or tell them facts about the world. The butter would melt on their horses backs, and all the horses would leave with buttery legs,. And buttery shoulders, which i think is a beautiful image. I'm talking about the year 19 hundred here. From the stories i've heard, he was seen as a lunatic. He used to, he was obsessed with reading. Used to read everything he could get his hands on. But when they came back from the cream
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