12. Greeting: Write a story or poem that starts with the word “hello”.

hello
person inside of me
wake up
i want to feel again

there must be a memory
or a song
that can rekindle sensation
and a care

there must be a story
that can engage my sympathy
and attention
for more than a passing glance

my eyes are dead
and see the world
as a flat thing
the textures pulled
down and stretched thin
by the knowledge
that all mountains fall
and all holes have a bottom

that there is no secret
that won't disappoint

so hello you

hello!

respond.
responde si vous plait.

give me a stretcher
and carry me
through this death.