emergency card

i'm so sorry that i cannot untie this slippery knot;
i pulled just as hard as you.
looking back, i see the strain... not so sober, desperately disconected... overwhelmed.
it's tragic, really.
there's really no turning back from this.
i am a dog on your splintery floor, panting... panting... panting...
i am bruised
and burned
and broken
stop, please.
the leap is not too great - the train is very fast >>>>>>>

i keep an emergency card in my wallet.

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