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Are you quite ready? I mean have you had enough?
Please, don’t feel you must respond immediately. After all, it’s only been twenty-one years.
Enough years to assimilate with grief, and your natural wit about it—
I’m only pointing out the obvious. You already know which way to go.
The way I figure it, torment has become as easy as a breath mint to you—Your ability to simply reach for, and pop one onto your taste buds like bitter remorse.
Are you listening?
To what your direction or my inner voice that knows?
Either! But please go already…
It may be too late, although I do feel close to arrival.
Wouldn’t that be rich—to arrive too late—show up dead or something?
Maybe you already are dead. Ever think about that?
(Thought provoked glare with a dash of annoyance.)
You know, I’ve been thinking. What if you gave-up trying to make sense of everything? There may be no profound reason to anything. Think about it…
Funny.
Imagine it this way. You tie your shoes because they’ll stay securely on your feet. It is more comfortable than tripping over the laces, but do you really think about doing it?
Can’t there be an underlying reason that you don’t need to realize, but just do?
Think later? I like the idea. But what if I forget what to think about? It could be a curse. The onset of Alzheimer’s.
But you’d be none the wiser. Truly, no attempt at unweaving has served you. You’re like a spider, hanging at the end of what’s left of a sticky web, destroyed by a broomstick.
Some compassion! Are you calling me a witch?
All I’m saying is don’t be so comfortable with the voices in your head.
And you are….
Yes… but I’m positive, if I wore the red shoes from that stale closet calling for mercy, and went out dancing, I’d be a star!
Sometimes the voices are the only ones listening to reason…
I’m so glad we could have this talk.
(To be continued…)
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