autoclave
stake out a place for yourself amidst all this hostile territory. share it with those who have nowhere else to go. guard it-- and them-- with your life, if you have to.
unanswered questions buzzed and swarmed in my skull like flies
she knew she couldn't make the jump. she knew even before she stepped onto the platform, even before she smiled and waved and blew a kiss at the audience.
she was ready to give them a show they'd never forget.
hey guys look at me look at what i can do i know its not great i know everyone else can do better but im trying my best so look at me please im doing this for you please please please dont leave me again
a board of executives sits around a long table. the table's mahogany. it's very long. it has a nice grain, mr. jones says. mr. jones has said this many times. the other executives nod and murmur in agreement. a very nice grain indeed, mr. jones says.
there is a moment of silence. no one is quite sure what they were going to say. the fluorescent lights overhead buzz too loudly. maybe the lights are due for a changing, mr. johnson says. LED lights are better for the environment anyway, he says. a few of the other executives nod and murmur in agreement. mr. johnson feels validated in his opinion.
today's outfit:
-unwashed sweatpants, casually stained with toothpaste and coffee
-titus andronicus shirt, one size too small, originally purchased for an ex
-socks found under the couch, dusty but otherwise clean
at 3:12 am, i was startled out of a dreamless sleep. squinting into the half-darkness, i searched for the cause of my rude awakening, and-- there-- on the ceiling-- reaching down for me-- a sickly white thing, featureless and bodiless, a nauseating tangle of limbs and long, long fingers, a--
--but before i could truly process what i was seeing, the thing recoiled at my gaze and skittered away, squeezing itself impossibly through the gap between the door and frame.
i wove my fingers through theirs and held on tight, as if that could prevent the strained and desperate bond between us from fraying.
weave the threads back together as best you can. they're frayed and fragile, but they're all you have. be gentle.
just one step forward and i'll be gone i'll be done i'll be dead goodbye farewell that's all folks show's over curtain's closed no encore today don't miss me don't worry it's not your fault i'm not trying to hurt you it's just that i think i'm rotting already it's just that i want this so bad it's just that i've been waiting for the right time and now it's here and i'm sorry i'm sorry i'm sorry i'm sorry i'm-
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