I’m tired of being dependable,

Tired of carrying things to wherever, taking them back again, or filling, abandoned, with rain. Rain is just angels’ tears, you know. They say. I don’t know who they are.

The chickens are waiting. I don’t know who they’re waiting for.

There’s a lot of they now. Is there a we anymore? Can we depend on each other?

Look, I don’t know what you want from me. I’ve been the one who handled things for too long. You’ve let things go. All the things. There’s a pile of dirt behind the barn. Straw in the shelter. Goatshit.

Let the chickens handle it.

I’m only here to take you where you’re bound to go.