[He can't do this, not with her, not tonight. There's too much pain, too many things he's tempted to say. Her question would be simple, something like, "How are you?" But his answer is far too complicated.
He's terrible. The children he swore to look over have been sent to die in all likelihood. The friend he never knew he had will die with them. Everyone will die, even him and the truth is, he wishes he could just get on with it. If he's to die, he's tired of waiting.
they’re in the wrong place trying to make it right;
[He can't do this, not with her, not tonight. There's too much pain, too many things he's tempted to say. Her question would be simple, something like, "How are you?" But his answer is far too complicated.
He's terrible. The children he swore to look over have been sent to die in all likelihood. The friend he never knew he had will die with them. Everyone will die, even him and the truth is, he wishes he could just get on with it. If he's to die, he's tired of waiting.
And that's just the tip of the iceberg.]