a tree falls but nobody is there to witness: a second excerpt with ending reinserted but subject to wanton change

you again

is it true what they say about

red strings?

you are never around

yet always close by

you are in my thoughts

whenever I face difficulties

whenever I fall

you coerce me into being stronger than I really am

yet you keep me here

in the darkness

always wishing for light

i hate you

yet love you at the same time

until everything I feel for the world and you and myself

mix

then fade

into unfair blandness

it’s not your fault

but it is what will always keep you

at a distance

that is until i am convinced

of the existence of

red strings