DEEP...IN THE FAR CORNERS OF YOUR MIND.
I AM HERE. WAITING. PATIENTLY.
SMOKING A CIGARETTE AND BLOWING CIRCLES,
WATCHING THEM FORM, WAIVER AND SPLIT.
A SIP OF BOURBON HERE AND THERE, WHISTLING
A TUNE...THE ONE YOU CAN'T SEEM TO GET OUT
OF YOUR HEAD.
YOU TURN TO WALK AWAY, YOU HESITATE, LOOK
BACK TOWARDS ME, AND YOU RUN AS FAR AS YOU
CAN. BUT YOU'LL BE BACK.
A GAME OF SOLITAIRE, YET I'M NOT ALONE.
YOU ARE WITH ME, CLOSE BY, BUT YOU DON'T WANT
TO PLAY! SO BE IT, I WILL WAIT...UNTIL YOUR
TIME.
I WROTE YOU A SONG. IT GOES SOMETHING LIKE
THIS..."DOO-BOP...DOO-WAAH...COME..." YOU'LL
LEARN IT SOON ENOUGH.
I LAY DOWN AND WATCH YOUR CELLS CIRCLE ABOVE
MY HEAD AND I THINK ABOUT HOW MUCH FUN IT WILL
BE TO WATCH YOU APPEAR BEFORE ME, BEGGING ME
TO TAKE YOU IN. AND I THINK ABOUT HOW
MUCH MORE FUN IT WILL BE TO WATCH YOU STRUGGLE
WITH THE FEAR THAT MAYBE IT WASN'T SUCH A GOOD
IDEA.
I WAIT. PATIENTLY, STILL. I HEAR FOOTSTEPS.
AHHHH YES. THE CHILLS. WHY ARE YOU BREATHING
SO HEAVY? DO NOT WORRY. I AM YOUR FRIEND.
HA HA HA HA HA...DON'T YOU KNOW I LOVE YOU
AS MUCH AS I AM ABLE? YEAH. HA.
HERE YOU ARE.
I OPEN MY ARMS, AND I TAKE YOU
IN.
..WELCOME TO DEATH, MY FRIEND.