i'd like to know who was over the night we slept in sound. who threw the rock that brought me down and broke my ribs. was the girl drowned. was my boy around. the glass in my eyes shattered. who hit the ball. who stole them all. who owns this town.

the action figures spoke to me and told me how it is. you are not happy that i am not alive. i can't find my own body and my words are all secret stories.

the counting, the endless counting. how many iterations of i do i make