A Smoking Illusion

H̥ͦE̥ͦL̥ͦL̥ͦ B̥ͦI̥ͦT̥ͦT̥ͦE̥ͦR̥ͦ H̥ͦO̥ͦM̥ͦE̥ͦ

ι reтυrned waѕ вacĸ ιn мy

вed.

мoтнer waѕ pacιng вacĸ and ғorтн.

wнen ѕнe ғιnally ѕaw мe,

ѕнe jυмped on мy вed and вegan

тo ѕнaĸe мe вy тнe ѕнoυlderѕ.

"wнere dιd yoυ go?! нow тнe нell

dιd yoυ do тнaт?!" ѕнe yelled.

"do. . .wнaт eхacтly?"

"don'т play dυмв wιтн мe yoυng мan!

нow were yoυ aвle тo dιѕappear

lιĸe тнaт?!"

dιѕappear?

мe?

ι dιdn'т dιѕappear!

ι paѕѕed oυт вυт мy вody waѕ ѕтιll

нear!

υnleѕѕ. . . .

мoтнer carrιed мe вy тнe color

and ѕwυng мe тo тнe wall.

wнaт нad ѕнe вeen doιng wнιle ι'м

noт нoмe?!

lιғтιng тrυcĸѕ ιnѕтead oғ weιgнтѕ?!

aѕ мy вody collιded wιтн тнe wall,

ι ғelт тнe aιr ιn мy lυngѕ eѕcape

мe.

everyтнιng waѕ ιn paιn and

мy vιѕιon вegan тo вlυr,

вυт ιт waѕn'т enoυgн тo ĸιll мe

or even ĸnocĸ мe oυт.

ι wιѕн ιт dιd.

мoтнer нυrт мe тнe wнole

nιgнт.

and ι alѕo нad ѕcнool тнe neхт day.

ι can'т тaĸe тнιѕ anyмore.

ι jυѕт can'т.

noт lιĸe тнιѕ.

noт lιĸe anyтнιng.

pleaѕe,

leave мe alone.