shaelan says...[[maybe i just don't believe]]

i will show you something different from either
your shadow at morning striding behind you
or your shadow at evening rising to meet you;
i will show you fear in a handful of dust."

"no news...no new regrets."

"i guess i just got lost being someone else, i tried to kill the pain but nothing ever helped, i left myself behind somewhere along the way, hoping to come back around and find myself some day..."

“...and these children
that you spit on
as they try to change their worlds
are immune to your consultations.
they're quite aware
of what they're going through...”

"control the things you can control, maggot. let everything else take a flying fuck at you and if you must go down, go down with your guns blazing."

see you on the other side, my friends.