“The same night that whitens the same trees.
We, we who were, we are the same no longer.”

tonight i got drunk and bought a pack of cigarettes that will last me until i have to start being an opera singer again. 

i ate too many vegetables and salty chips and talked pleasantly to people i am unsure about.

i got tired of seeing the usual faces 

i packed a bathing suit and thought about presents you never gave me 

i used you as an excuse to feel sad.