"The alarm shatters silence... pulls me from the void~ A mission waits... duty I cannot avoid,, I plant my feet on cold earth... bones still full of stars~ The coffee ritual begins~~~" "Black as space between the worlds... I pour the sacred stream~ Caffeine prepares me... for things yet unseen~~~" "Carrots for their sight... apple for the soul~ They'll never know... how much this matters~~~" "She followed me... across galaxies and time~ Left everything behind... for this suburban life,, Butter hits the pan... sizzles like a hymn~ The least that I can offer~~~" "Cinnamon falls... golden brown perfection waits~ Up the stairs I climb... tray balanced like a crown,, 'You didn't have to'... she whispers every time~ But I will... until the sun burns down~~~" "Yellow vessel rounds the corner... time collapses thin~ Backpacks checked... teeth brushed... shoes tied tight,, I kiss their heads... they sprint across the lawn~ So small against the world... then gone~~~" "The house falls silent..." "Her list burns in my mind... twelve items I must find~ Aisle seven... aisle three... a hunter in fluorescent light,, The checkout line my final stand... paper or plastic~ Plastic is the way~~~" "This is the way... This is the way~~~"
