The Evolution Of A Fairly Local Trash Can's Inevitable Death Recorded On Paper

Tonight

Tonight

I told you you always looked angry

You asked what I meant

I said it looked like a fire lived inside you

Not a mean one

Nor a passive one

But it's there

I told you you just seemed mad at the world some time

Then I told you you you were distant

And I didn't know who you were anymore

You said you weren't distant

I can promise you right now you are fucking inscrutable

You told me to ask questions

So I did

I asked why you were distant

"I'm not"

You are

I said you're definitely not close

"Well yeah"

You said

Like it was obvious?

Like there is an obvious reason you are not close

You said you were a happy medium

I would not call it happy

Neither of us are happy

I asked why can't you be close

Then you just stopped answering

Tonight