'you should,' he said, shoveling
down his salad, 'try to be more
positive.'

she chewed her lip before replying.

'please pass the podes.'

"deep waters don't run still" would be a good quote to describe this poem. Perfectly brief and startlingly precise in it's meaning and eloquence.

this is so incredibly intense and heart shattering. it's such a simple statement, but so powerful. the only thing i'd suggest is explaining antipodes in an AN, not the middle of the poem ;)

k.X