and after—a false
dichotomy.
Suffering
isn't everything,
but it's
everywhere—
and it's massless;
it isn't
your past,
but it rhymes
with your past—
and it travels
(if it travels)
at the speed
of light;
the instant it arrives,
it is already leaving;
but it doesn't
really leave,
it only
leaves you
behind.
