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Now people were really staring.

Now people were really staring.

Should have got here earlier.

Should have got here earlier.

She knew it was time to go home.

She knew it was time to go home.

He had a full life, a full world.

He had a full life, a full world.

And it felt right and true.

And it felt right and true.

“I’m free”, he said aloud again, just to hear it.

“I’m free”, he said aloud again, just to hear it.

He didn’t know how to think anymore.

He didn’t know how to think anymore.

It’s sad. It’s a sad story.

It’s sad. It’s a sad story.

I probably shouldn’t have told you that.

I probably shouldn’t have told you that.

There’s nothing the matter.

There’s nothing the matter.

Everything’s fine.

Everything’s fine.

This was how it would go.

This was how it would go.

Don’t look at me.

Don’t look at me.

Your shadow has arrived.

Your shadow has arrived.

You tried to be smart, didn’t you?

You tried to be smart, didn’t you?

Nobody said anything.

Nobody said anything.

Because recklessness is the only fist to throw at nothingness.

Because recklessness is the only fist to throw at nothingness.

That’s also what everyone else says.

That’s also what everyone else says.

You make your own luck. That’s what I say.

You make your own luck. That’s what I say.

I don’t believe in luck.

I don’t believe in luck.

Did a needle just enter me?

Did a needle just enter me?

Her eyes, opaquely glinting in the moonlight.

Her eyes, opaquely glinting in the moonlight.

It had taken years before their affair was truly over.

It had taken years before their affair was truly over.

The language that she spoke was no longer spoken anywhere on earth.

The language that she spoke was no longer spoken anywhere on earth.

Where are you going?

Where are you going?

It’s unlikely that you’ve ever visited.

It’s unlikely that you’ve ever visited.

Where has she gone and what has she become?

Where has she gone and what has she become?

From inside the box, she screams.

From inside the box, she screams.

She wants to believe that’s true.

She wants to believe that’s true.

A hard wind was blowing.

A hard wind was blowing.

She smiled nervously and made no reply.

She smiled nervously and made no reply.

Okay, you had your chance.

Okay, you had your chance.

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