THINGS TO CONSIDER BEFORE SEX DEATH / THINGS THAT REMIND ME OF KISSING AND EATING

THIS LONELY EARTH IS A WEIRD
MOTHER FUCKER BUT SOMETIMES
WHEN I HOLD MY BREATH I FEEL FREE
BUT I ALSO FEEL MY BODY START TO
FAIL, WHICH IS A FORM OF CONSTRAINT.
OKAY, SO I'M NOT HOPEFUL. APPARENTLY
FREEDOM IS JUST THE ILLUSION YOU GET
WHEN YOU HOLD YOUR BREATH.

I DON'T WANT TO BE ONE OF THOSE
PEOPLE WHO END UP ALIVE WITHOUT
MEANINGFUL CONNECTIONS. DO YOU?
I WOULD RATHER MELT MYSELF DOWN
TO MY FUNDAMENTAL CHEMICALS AND
VOLUNTEER MY SLUDGE FOR CONSIDERATION
AS A PLAYSTATION CONTROLLER.

OH, GOD? OH, I MEAN, DEAD GOD?
ARE YOU THERE? HEY, IT'S ME, MEG RYAN.
ARE YOU THERE? HELLO? SHIT. I'M IN A
FUCKING TUNNEL. FUCK, I'M GETTING PULLED
OVER. HOLD ON. I'LL CALL YOU BA-

AM I INTERESTED? OR AM I JUST DISINTERESTED?
IT IS UNCLEAR AT THIS TIME -- THIS TIME
THAT I MEASURE IN NUMBER OF STEPS ON THIS
CARPET. "WE HAVE CLAIMS BY KIDNAPPERS
AND TERRORISTS AND BEHEADERS."

BUT WAIT, DO WE HAVE TO FILL EVERY SPACE
WITH EVERY CHUNK OF OUR DISGUSTING SKIN?
DO WE HAVE TO FIT OUR CHUNKS INTO THE VOIDS?
DUMB QUESTION.

BETTER QUESTIONS:
ARE YOU A POTENTIAL VICTIM? LOOK AROUND YOU.
CHECK FOR THE SIGNS. ARE YOU WATCHING UFC?
ARE YOU EJACULATING? YOU ARE PROBABLY A
SCAPEGOAT WHO IS SECONDS FROM LAUNCH
BUT HERE, LET ME KISS YOU ON THE CHEEK.

EVEN BETTER QUESTIONS:
HAS YOUR PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT CHANGED
WITH NEW MEDIA? WHAT IS YOUR
OPINION ON THE FUTURE OF NEW MEDIA?
CAN YOU ALTER THE TASTE OF YOUR VAGINA?
DOES MY BODY LOOK NORMAL OR IS IT WEIRD?
SHOULD I HAVE SEX WITH MY BOYFRIEND/GIRLFRIEND
IF I LOVE HIM/HER?

I'M RUNNING OUT OF HOPE

"FOCUS ON WHAT'S OFF ABOUT
THE RELATIONSHIP," SAYS DEBBY
HERBENICK, PH.D

"TILL YOU FIND OUT WHAT ACTUALLY
HAPPENED, AND WHEN YOU'RE RESPONSIBLE FOR
TELLING THE TRUTH, YOU HAVE TO TAKE THE TIME
TO FIND OUT WHAT THE TRUTH IS,
AND THAT DOES TAKE TIME."