beneath the surface they lie

a while back i made this little drawing because i was thinking about how some people behave like sharks in the sense that their humanity and predatory instincts are mashed together into a smiling, self-serving, mystical creature.

lately i've been thinking that these same people are completely aware that their behavior is destructive and ruthless; they just don't have a problem with it. 

speed demon

returning to the serenity and timeless beauty of fishbone lake after some time away. i feel as if all my energy has been siphoned off and consumed by the relentless need of others. with nothing returned and nothing promised. i wish i could just stay here for the next couple of months. watching the trees change into their fall colors. listening to the world quiet down in preparation for winter. and feel the life around me thriving; the lake restoring to me my sense of direction and purpose.