NO.             absolutely not.

we should go outside to talk.

NO.    leave. leave.    abandon?

please leave. please leave.

NO.             silence.

(quiet empathy)          

NO.             silence.

it is raining outside.

the sky is falling.

do you think this will last forever?

NO.             absolutely not.

we are scaring the neighbors.

(fear)                          

tears.            no tears.

death only comes after the act of dying.

(collapse)                    

not dying.    YET.

(absolutes)                

are you crying?

are you scared?

NO.             lies.

lies can become the truth, sometimes.

leave.

please leave. please leave.

we both beg.

(conception)              

NO. i see myself leave the body.

i look at the ceiling.

the sky is falling.

touching can become erosion.

(force)                      

NO.

i levitate because

the sky is falling.

acting.      we both perform.

we wear a mask.

NO.  please leave. please leave.

stay.                           I stay.

please. please. please.

i please you as you and i beg.

NO.  no. no. no. no.

are you scared of me?

are you scared?

dying isn’t that bad if you’re not alone.

NO.  ABSOLUTELY NOT.