Hail Mary
There is this fellow in our neighborhood that wanders the streets constantly. I find him a tragically fascinating character. I have never witnessed crazy that close up. He is clearly schizophrenic, or at least my understanding of the condition. His world is entirely comprised of auditory and visual hallucinations to the exclusion of any interaction with the real world. What is so fascinating to me about him is that despite his clear issues and almost constant plodding of the streets, he must have a home and resources because he shows up from time to time cleaned up and changed into weather appropriate clothing. Other times he walks around bare foot, shadow boxing his delusions, and mumbling.
When I stepped on the bus today I noticed a lady sitting down, rocking slightly, eyes tightly shut, hand clasped to her breast mumbling non stop. I caught snippets of the Hail Mary after awhile. She was rattling it off over an over with the speed and efficiency of an auctioneer. She continued on without a breath, rocking slightly until the next stop about five minutes away.
Religious fervor and bat shit crazy look remarkably similar I guess is my point.
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