the burning world, pt. 2.
dialogue prompts from the burning world by isaac marion.
we used to be smart. we were never gentle.
i don’t take risks with my family.
sometimes i feel like we’ve met before.
i know it’s stupid. i just think about it a lot lately.
you have somewhere better in mind?
i’ve never seen eyes like yours.
are we having a literal pissing contest right now?
a name should have meaning. a story.
you ever feel like, the residue of a memory?
what can i say? you’ve inspired me. or driven me crazy.
take a breath. you remember breathing, right?
you always get your way, don’t you?
you never know where lost treasure might turn up.
if death is what i want, then no one can ever hurt me.
this earth is not a home, but a battlefield.
what was your family like?
never had a family. i grew out of the ground.
sometimes i steal things, because the world steals from me.
feels good to be on the other end for once.
come home, you crazy bitch.
something really terrible better have happened to you.
you just don’t care, do you? about anything.
goodness must be more than just kindness.
how can you stitch a wound if you faint at the sight of blood?
you and your damn metaphors.