ANSWER
by Ted Richer
1.
“Are you still alone?” she says.
. . .
I don’t answer.
. . .
“Maybe you lied,” she says.
. . .
I won’t answer.
. . .
“I’m still alone, though,” she says.
. . .
I don’t answer.
2.
“Are you still alive?” she says.
. . .
I won’t answer.
. . .
“Maybe you died,” she says.
. . .
I don’t answer.
. . .
“I’m still alive, though,” she says.
. . .
I won’t answer.
3.
lie alone
. . .
die alive
Copyright © 2013 by Ted Richer.
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