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[oysternaut]

Suddenly I knew,
like a swelling of musical instruments
as it dawns on the audience that this is the final number
or a connect-the-dots when you're nearly finished
and it's become irritatingly clear you've been drawing a rabbit

I can't remember what I was yelling over
even as I was doing it
the argument had gone static in my eardrums
like seawater had filled them
and tilting my head
I could feel everything

drip out

You told me I was selfish
and unfeeling
and all I could think was

there it goes

as you shouted at my ghost
until it became useless
and you gave up

When you left
I looked around
in a daze
realizing my home suddenly cost far more than I could afford