Abahn Sabana David

“He’s not crying for himself,” says Abahn. “It’s an empathy for others that forces him to cry. It’s too much for him to bear alone. He has more than enough desire for himself to live, it’s for others that he can’t live.”

She asks:
“You didn’t want anything?”
“I didn’t want anything. I wanted everything.”
Silence.
“And tonight?”
“Everything. Nothing.”
“Still?”
“Yes.”
His face can no longer be seen