I do not know my own name. And yet the sea of people standing before me continue to chant it. All I can make out is a grey rumble, for the never ceasing banging in my bones is the sole object of my constant focus. I am almost there. The banging is a persistent beast, but I hope to overcome its power in a meek matter of months. Today I am the president, with Nina at my side, and soon the malicious blackness of my insides shall be matched. Nina is the only one who knows of him. And she denies it. But I know he’s there. I’ve always had aspirations; they’ve simply changed over time. Today, the very day of my inauguration, I think of how everyone deserves to be like me. To feel the way that I do. I can’t help but wonder what it’s like to be just
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“Welcome to the commencement of a new era. You have voted for my leadership, and with that I bring you a new form of society. Ours will be one of equality, where all are acknowledged for what they truly hold. Prepare yourselves, mere individuals, for these changes are to be wrought in full force.” I retire to my shiny office in the wake of their applause. My eye is forced to the pristine flag plastered on the white wall. I hate America. Soon it will be better. But now I must begin working to make that happen. This is not the very initiation of my plans. They began to form at the time I gave up everything. I have no friends and no family; I operate alone save for the other person trapped inside of me. My soul even begins to churn at the sight of Nina due to her obstinate resistance. Belief in possibility is the only thing I hold close, and I am working for the dragging lives and sins of those around me to cease controlling me. Looking at this flag is inflicting unnecessary discomfort within me. I take to my gardens, the only place the banging slows. Slows, but never stops. I think he likes the pure blue of the sky, the cool texture of the grass, and the tranquil chirping of the robins. It is here that my very best plans are
“Welcome to the commencement of a new era. You have voted for my leadership, and with that I bring you a new form of society. Ours will be one of equality, where all are acknowledged for what they truly hold. Prepare yourselves, mere individuals, for these changes are to be wrought in full force.” I retire to my shiny office in the wake of their applause. My eye is forced to the pristine flag plastered on the white wall. I hate America. Soon it will be better. But now I must begin working to make that happen. This is not the very initiation of my plans. They began to form at the time I gave up everything. I have no friends and no family; I operate alone save for the other person trapped inside of me. My soul even begins to churn at the sight of Nina due to her obstinate resistance. Belief in possibility is the only thing I hold close, and I am working for the dragging lives and sins of those around me to cease controlling me. Looking at this flag is inflicting unnecessary discomfort within me. I take to my gardens, the only place the banging slows. Slows, but never stops. I think he likes the pure blue of the sky, the cool texture of the grass, and the tranquil chirping of the robins. It is here that my very best plans are