In case of emergency,
please place your own mask over your face
before helping others.
Our shared drive to corpse
ourselves to save each other
is just a way to pile
bodies.
In case of emergency,
hold each other tightly.
Lay your head in her lap.
Yield.
This is the safest protection
against sharp forces
to the neck and the threat of dying
without understanding your own dreams.
In case of emergency, hold her close.
Weep, if necessary.
Acknowledge that your life has just started.
In case of emergency, tell the truth.
"Oh god, we have so little time."
Truth does not understand shame.
"I am so sorry."
Truth and shame do not speak the same language.
"I love you."
Truth is a confession.
"I wish this world could hold us.
I wish it could carry our weight."
In case of emergency, say the thing
that cannot be said. The unforgivable.
"We could have had
so much more."
"We deserved
so much."
