So long.

................so long
. why does it takes SO long
...................what if I WAIT for you
.Am I the ONLY one?
.......So clear...see if it BREAKS
....SECRETS........in two.....turn your soul out
...Its like I could ALWAYS be.......
.So long...Am I the ONLy One.....make this ALL
...........SUDDENLY.........I TURN around
.
.What if I BREAKS in two......Am I the ONLY one
........So long..........What if?
...............FORGET your going.....here
.Its like I could ALWAYS be
........Show me there..........I think you know
.Why does.....So long..............so long
.........So long........what if
.....So CLEAR........It's like.......I could
........FORGET your........going.......ALWAYS BE
....................Suddenly
.
.So long. So long. So long
.........................I ALWAYS COULD BE THERE
.............Am I not the ONLY one
............The ONLY ONLY ONLY
....................one
.............Did I tell YOU?
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...............SOMETIMES IT HURTS.
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. music by collide.

Chapter 0.2: Rainfall

We waited inside the house as the teardrops came falling from the sky.

We watched silently as the grass swallowed the water in greed.

The river was moving faster in anger, as the fishes swam to its deep

The insects that were left on the outside fled in despair and tried to find shelter in the search for a better life

The ones that couldn’t fly were taken by the flooding.

They kicked and screamed but no one seemed to hear

Or ignored them and watched as their lives were washed away by the water

The ones that survived fought against the cold wind

Some crawled into the cracks on the walls in hope.

Some followed the light and burned away.

In the middle of their suffering you said

“There’s something comforting on the rain”

I wondered if they would survive as you involved me in a warm bear-stamped blanket

“They’ll be ok.” You said as you were reading my mind. “Everything will be OK”

And now I wander.

Did we drown ourselves that day?

The immortality of the crab.

You which have been graced with the eternal life
Are you pleased with it?
Or it’s just a curse?
Would you like to see the other side of the ocean?
Are you afraid of being cradled on impossibilities?
And seeing life as another tide for you?
To live a million days and a million nights fighting by the shore?
Would you jump into the maelstrom just to taste the end?
I’m terrified for you my crab friend.
May your red shell burn intensely and free you from these bubbles
For once.
And may you wait for me.

Soon, we shall live forever.

Chapter 0: The pound

Remind me when you took me to the pound.

I persisted to follow you

And we went down the hill and through some trees

It was a hot and humid day

The heavy foliage covered the sun but not the intense heat.

The sweat dripped from our faces and our muscles seemed to give up at anytime.

We could hear insects singing what you said to be “beautiful cries of elegy”

You insisted for me to keep my mouth shut

And four years later I still keep the secret.

You always needed sometime to be alone.

We reached to the place

The small pound leaded into an even smaller waterfall

How can that be?

We sat on the least mud covered spot and you stared quiet at the sky covered by the leaves as we heard the sound of the water falling its way.

“When it’s all over, will you remember me?” You asked.

I didn’t know exactly what you meant at that time

“Yes” I said anyway. You stared at me; your expression was blank and lifeless.

“So please, forget me.”

It kills me everyday.