Moonweed

She is listening to him, but her mind is miles away
When I say miles, I mean millions of miles
Far away on another planet
She misses home
His words are as precise as dental tools
Each sentence drilling into her
When I say sentence, I mean death sentence
Because now she wants to kill him
Not out of hate, but out of hunger
His eyes are getting big
The moonweed is kicking in
'Meet my cat', she says
'Chairman Miaow'
He tries to smile, but his body is paralyzed
Frozen in time
He can't move, but he is conscious
When I say conscious, I mean
He is conscious of the pain

Of the cat clawing at his clothes

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