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He can’t ever go home. He
can’t
stop loving you. He can’t catch
a plane on such short notice. He
can’t just drop everything just
so you’ll be happy. He can’t go on
like this. He can’t forget about
the past. He can’t ever love again.
He can’t see past this. He can’t just
go through the motions. He can’t
say one thing and do another.
He can’t wrestle with his demons
any longer. He can’t turn his back.
He can’t pretend everything is ok.
He can’t be one to criticize. He can’t
be with you if you don’t have the time
for him. He can’t be a zombie any
longer. He can’t fight for something
he knows in his heart to be wrong.
He can’t be sure about anything
anymore. He can’t trust himself.
He can’t bury things in the past. He
can’t think of anything to say to you.
He can’t imagine anything good can
come of this. He can’t
stay here. He can’t stay in one place.
He can’t stay long. He can’t stay
forever. He can’t, no matter how
hard he tries, ever go home again.
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1.
I found a group of inappropriately dressed women inside a hollowed
out tree. They all had hidden agendas. When I asked Carlita her
name, she told me Madeline. When I asked why they were in a hollowed
out tree, all of them became suspiciously uneasy—particularly
Madeline (Carlita) who told me to stop talking, and to look deep
into her eyes.
2.
I found a group of unusually located trees flowering inside a
hollowed out woman. They all seemed to be deciduous. When I climbed
the smallest one, it bent underneath my weight. When I climbed the
strongest one, I could see forever. But what I saw was a dark forest
of hollowed out women, inappropriately dressed, growing trees inside
themselves.
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