they tell  me: "we are going  to  shrink 
 you."  i don't  quite like the  tone  in 
 their voices, like they are  restraining 
 themselves. there  is a  hunger in  them 
 and  it wants  me  to  shrink. and  what 
 really  irks  me   is   that  so  do  i. 
                                          
 they  give  me  wristbands  and anklets, 
 made   of   some  strange  stone.  their 
      surface is swirling, like dark      
   thunderstorms trapped in glass, like   
 windows into a  smaller  world, close to 
 my  body  so that  it  can  see  clearly 
              whats in store.             
                                          
 they give  me food: prawn-like bugs that 
 make  my  tongue curl with satisfaction. 
 "out of  this world", i think, having no 
 frame of reference. i eat only two,  but 
      the bugs leave me suspiciously      
                satisfied.                
                                          
 they measure my clothes. "you are  going 
 to become about half as big", they  tell 
  me, barely controlling themselves with  
               anticipation.