the place where you are
one day I'll meet you there
a figure shrouded in darkness ascends the staircase
a dialogue is struck
with minutes separating each response
why does your answer change when asked the same question?
I've never answered a question correctly in my life
cold
warm
it is handed to me
I am commanded to drink
vietnamese iced coffee
have you tasted it?
it's good, yes
a slow approach, with minutes between steps
is their head turned away or towards me?
who are you?
I'm like turning left at a green light, or when the pedestrian crossing turns to walk from stop
where are you from?
I'm from the place where people go to train
what do they teach you there?
only things you already know
we both sat down
the cat came and rested upon my lap for the first time
the beginning
they turned off the light and began breathing heavily
i could not see anything
who -
someone who looks
who were you before you could see?
someone who felt
who were you before you could feel?
i wish I could breathe in and taste who I was, but I realize I already am
have you ever been understood?
some of the time by some people
have you ever been understood?
…no
have you ever been understood?
more often
i would've stayed forever if I could
I never would've left
magic seems to be real for a moment, then life keeps going, and magic is left behind
that's funny, I was thinking the same thing
when I look back at you, I see you as so many different people
i was just thinking that you're the only other person I've met
at midnight, what color is the grass? is it green or is it black?
I hope that one day I get to see
the angels above are chirping in wine
they're laughing and weeping and saying they're fine
my head hurts
my feet ache
i balance more on my left foot than my right when I don't think about it
i switch when I think about it
i would stay here forever
my head is downcast
i look up and they are staring at me, through the dark
everything seems to blend together in warmth
the cold separates
did you make love on the floor like animals?
this was the reason I came here