,,~§@&#@## ##@#&@§~,,
,,~§@&#@## ##@#&@§~,,
,,~*§@&@## ##@&@§*~,,
,,~*§@&##@ @##&@§*~,,
,,,,**@@#@ @#@@**,,,,
,,~***§&#@ ** @#&§***~,,
,,~*§@&##@ * * @##&@§*~,,
,,*§@&#@## ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~* *~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ##@#&@§*,,
,,~~~~§§&@ * * @&§§~~~~,,
,,~*§§§§&@ ** @&§§§§*~,,
,,~*§@&##@ @##&@§*~,,
,,,,,~§&#@ in a black rubbery sleep i dream about @#&§~,,,,,
,,~*§@#@## cold boiling asphalt and ##@#@§*~,,
,,,,~~§@@& crimson emergency flares... &@@§~~,,,,
,,,,,,,~§& &§~,,,,,,,
,,~*§@@&## ** ##&@@§*~,,
,,~*§@@@&# ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~* *~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ #&@@@§*~,,
,,~*§@&### ** ###&@§*~,,
,,,~****§& &§****~,,,
,,~*§@&#@# they were tearing down statues, and #@#&@§*~,,
,,,,,,*§@# bellowing their manifest, in the rain, #@§*,,,,,,
,,~*§@&@## in the dark, ##@&@§*~,,
,,~*§§§&&@ @&&§§§*~,,
,,,,,,~§&# and something followed me out, a #&§~,,,,,,
,,,,,,**@# yearning. a memory of being touched by #@**,,,,,,
,,,,,,,*@& a ray from a raspberry sun. still &@*,,,,,,,
,,~*§@&#@# there, everything would be gritty and #@#&@§*~,,
,,~*§@&#@@ full of tar. rain upon it. but then a @@#&@§*~,,
,,~*§@&#@# few bright and colorful anomalies. and #@#&@§*~,,
,,,,~~§@&# a promise for more. #&@§~~,,,,
,,~*§@&#@@ @@#&@§*~,,
,,~*§§@&&# like waking up with a business card in #&&@§§*~,,
,,,,,,**@# your pocket... #@**,,,,,,
,,~*§@&#@# #@#&@§*~,,
,,~*§@&### a feather boa wrapped around a velvet ###&@§*~,,
,,~*§@&#@@ lizard, surfacing for milliseconds at a @@#&@§*~,,
,,~*§@&#@# time, calling, tugging at my arms. #@#&@§*~,,
,,,,,,,*§& begging me to sink back down and be &§*,,,,,,,
,,~*§§@&&# with them, with their kind. easy to get #&&@§§*~,,
,,~~~~§@&@ washed away from the tether, from the @&@§~~~~,,
,,~*§@&#@# way back up. #@#&@§*~,,
,,,,,,*§@& &@§*,,,,,,
,,,,,~*@## ##@*~,,,,,
,,~*@&#@## but i cannot go. the consequences would ##@#&@*~,,
,,,,,,,*§& be too large. especially since i'm in &§*,,,,,,,
,,,,,~§@#@ the work mill and they've got their @#@§~,,,,,
,,,,,,,*§& eyes on me already. the feeling will &§*,,,,,,,
,,,,,,~*@# wane, and i will miss it, and cease to #@*~,,,,,,
,,~*§@&#@# understand. like every day. #@#&@§*~,,
,,,~~§§§&@ @&§§§~~,,,
,,~*§@&#@# ** #@#&@§*~,,
,,,,~~*§&# * * #&§*~~,,,,
,,,,,~§§&@ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~* *~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ @&§§~,,,,,
,,~*§@&#@# * * #@#&@§*~,,
,,,,~§@&&@ ** @&&@§~,,,,
,,~*§@&#@# #@#&@§*~,,
,,,,~***@& &@***~,,,,
,,,,~§§@&& &&@§§~,,,,
,,~*§@@&&@ @&&@@§*~,,
,,~*§@&### ###&@§*~,,
,,~*§@&#@# #@#&@§*~,,