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Passages from an all-nighter

"OH! Look! Kids! ...they're all gonna die..."
Heh, "you know dear, on a long enough time frame you'll get your wish."
"Oh... I can wait. I've got aaaaall day."

Passed that school, its playground outside and we're cackling crazy like lunatics at sunrise. We are.

*

Two things;
Why can't you just stay and deal with my drama?
Do I really hurt you that much that you'd choose ____ over this situation?

*

She, "Sure... you can hang out with him and it's fine, but if I'm there... I just don't get it." Sigh.
He, "Well, let me ask you this..." Nods shyly, pensive curiousity. And continuing:
"Do you ever get jealous because of me?"
"Yes."
Him, "Why? For what reasons? Things I say?"
"..."
"Let me put it this way. You, from time to time get jealous of me. Because of things I say." She, pensive still though genuinely interested waits, the monologue continues.
"...but it's never in your face is it?"
She, shakes head slow.
"So you can see how if it was it would be a little weird." Transmission complete.

*

I think about having to leave town and feel stupid for dwelling on it but remind myself that this is a major decision and it deserves attention so I talk about it but feel repetitive for bringing it up so often so I shut up but keep thinking about having to leave town and feel stupid for dwelling on it but remind myself that...

*

Enthralled to the West.
Bound tight due East.
Tied to the earth and roots underfoot.

Question being stated most reasonably and with foresight-

"What place does one transient have in your future plans?" But it was just a thought and never stated.

*

I'm thinking this now, but the question was-
"Did you really mean that?"

The answer was-
"I thought twice before sending it, and then- Oops! I did anyway."

And that doesn't really answer anything.

*

That was the night, or sometime in the daytime.

...something like that.