A parody? Perhaps. Or maybe it's reality . . . . it can be hard to tell sometimes . . .
This is Eddy Blinker, a man protected by a suit of armor all held together by one bolt. Some time ago, someone removed the bolt, and Mr. Blinker's protection fell away from him and left him a naked target. He's been cannonaded by all the enemies of his life. His insecurity has shelled him, his sensitivity has straddled him with humiliation, his deep-rooted disquiet about his own worth has zeroed in on him, landed on target, and blown him apart.
Willoughby? Maybe it's wishful thinking nestled in a hidden part of a man's mind, or maybe it's the last stop in the vast design of things - or perhaps, for a man like Eddy Blinker, who climbed on a world that went by too fast, it's a place around the bend where he could jump off. Willoughby? Whatever it is, it comes with sunlight and serenity, and is part of Silicon Investor. |
