"Always thinkin
Most times the mind
Hardly ever rest
To get the heavy burdens
off ones chest...And
'I'm tired'
Tired of workin, tired of survivin
'I'm tired'
'I'm tired' of screamin 'n' shoutin
This time I'm walkin out
Too many bumps in the road
Never had a smooth ride
And it frustrates me to see
That I'm the only one noticing
If things don't soon change...."
–"I'm Tired" [...]

I first met Mingering Mike at a Denny's in June. He brought along his cousin Joseph War. He didn't say all that much. He kept his guard up. He ate slowly, listened to my questions, and only hinted that he may open up. I revisited the Mingering story a few months later.
I sort of put [...]