[if you disappeared tomorrow,

how long would it take 

before someone notices?]

to mourn someone you haven't lost:

to miss someone you've never seen

to love someone you've never met:

to want someone you've never had

she watches a film for the lonely:

twenty-four frames a second --

she hoped it would never end.

he watches a film for the lonely:

the warmth of the hours passing --

he hoped it would never end.

everything has an end. 

Memento Mori.

how terribly sad it is to be a

people person with no people around.

...she's lost for the time being.

the train is full of chatter and cheer

...she can't hear any of it.

she is lost in her own world again.

she threw away the map a long time ago.

in a room full of friends

he is the only stranger.

....he finds solace in his empty words.

they keep everyone happy enough

...he sighs, because he's tired.

he is locked in his own mind again.

he threw away the keys a long time ago.

Consumed by the apocalypse. They

stood still and fell apart. They were okay.

No one knew. A few tears here and there.

They were okay. The world might play

a waltz. And they would dance. They

were okay. Could they find solace in

song? Peace in poetry? They were

okay. Maybe they would die like

this. Lonely sparks.

They were

okay

.

.

.

WILL YOU BE AROUND WHEN

I LEAVE? THE WORLD SCREAMS

AND WEEPS FOR SHADOWS

THAT KNOW NOTHING

BUT THEMSELVES

2024.12.17 // ;;