boxes
raze
the
seer
sits
behind
a
hulking
desk
that
holds
a
cardboard
box
.
here
is
what
you
do
:
you
write
down
where
you
want
to
go
.
you
hand
him
the
slip
of
paper
stained
with
your
nervous
prayer
.
he
drops
it
in
the
box
.
then
you
disappear.
a
boy
too
young
to
grasp
what
he's
yearning
for
offers
two
words
. "
the_past
".
his
wish
granted
,
he
returns
to
the
man
he
was
before
being
born
into
this
body
.
he
attends
an
informal
funeral
.
he
approaches
the
casket,
sure
he's
broken
something
badly
enough
that
he'll
see
himself
lying
lifeless
on
a
bed
of
velvet
.
the
mourners
part
to
let
him
pass
.
he
stares
into
the
vacant
face
of
death
.
she's
no
one
he
knows
by
name
.
he
loves
her
just
the
same
.
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what's it to you?
who
go
blather
from