Jack and Jill
Somewhere winter is not as cold,
summer not as heat stricken.
Push until you find out whether
you're made of jelly or jam.
But they're both one in the same.
No, they end differently—though
they both start with the letter j.
What if they're at the beginning of a sentence,
or my name is jam? What then?
Then they start with the letter J.
I'm not sure if you're being sarcastic.
I'm not sure if you're being serious;
just don't worry about it, alright?
How come every moment I live
ends for me in a single perspective;
I wanted to see my face when I watched
the car pass presumptuously
while leaning on the light post and flicking
a cigarette onto the pavement
and watching it burn next to the pebbles.
I'm not sure you're ready for those
sort of realizations.
I'm serious.
You're working too hard. Find out when
you're supposed to leave. That way
I can start...
Leave? Where to?
Shouldn't you have decided that
by now? In any case,
I'm tired of waiting; let's start walking.
I'm not walking if you're letting each moment
pass by like we're leaving footsteps
in the snow. I'm making my footsteps.
Make whatever you want—I'm leaving.
I'm not sure where I want to go, yet.
I'm sure you'll figure it out soon enough.
How important is the sun to the moon?
Well, it's like that street sign
over there. Read it for me.
"Stop"
Exactly.
Don't be such a prude. They work
together to create some sense of reality,
don't they? Without light, do you think
we'd be left in the dark, alone?
Watch this car. You see how it’s careful,
running on top of the snow? It’s like that.
Watch.
That's very impressive.
When the sun rises each morning,
some of the snow melts from the heat,
but we aren't getting closer to summer.
We'll find ourselves stuck in the middle
of winter, running in one spot.
What a treadmill. Speaking of mills,
you know they made a windmill that ebbs
the tides, right? Well, I realized
how I don't need you anymore.
I never controlled the tides, though.
Exactly.
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