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there is a sound like something has died.
you make this sound, like someone has died.
when you see me, you make this sound, like someone has died,
and i have to look down at myself and check i'm not dead,
that it wasn't me who died, and you aren't making that noise
because you came here expecting a warm welcome,
and instead you got a corpse.

but no, i'm breathing, i can see my chest moving
up and down with the rhythm of it.
i'm sure if i stopped, it would burn.
but you still made that sound, and i'm not dead,
so it must be someone else. i'm sorry for your loss.
who was it that you lost? should i be making a similar noise?
should i be comforting you? oh god,
i've never known how to comfort you...

and you're still looking at me like that,
like i died, and no one told me.
but i'm not dead. we just established that.
is there something on my face?
is there somewhere i should be, something i should be doing?
why won't you say something?

you came in here, made that noise,
like someone or something somehow died,
just now, as you watched, and now you're just looking at me.
like you're waiting for me to start breathing again.
but i am breathing, look, you can see my chest moving.
so why are you still looking at me like that?

who died, what died, why won't you say something?
did i do something wrong? was it your opinion of me?
did you still think good of me, is that what died?
were you expecting better? well, sorry,
i know i'm not good for much,
but you don't have to look at me like that.
it's not like i'm dead ...at least, not yet.
at least, not in front of you. not because of you.
should i be comforting you? should i be apologising?

i'm sorry. i'm so sorry for your loss.

Description
there is a sound like something has died.
you make this sound, like someone has died.
when you see me, you make this sound, like someone has died,
and i have to look down at myself and check i'm not dead,
that it wasn't me who died, and you aren't making that noise
because you came here expecting a warm welcome,
and instead you got a corpse.

but no, i'm breathing, i can see my chest moving
up and down with the rhythm of it.
i'm sure if i stopped, it would burn.
but you still made that sound, and i'm not dead,
so it must be someone else. i'm sorry for your loss.
who was it that you lost? should i be making a similar noise?
should i be comforting you? oh god,
i've never known how to comfort you...

and you're still looking at me like that,
like i died, and no one told me.
but i'm not dead. we just established that.
is there something on my face?
is there somewhere i should be, something i should be doing?
why won't you say something?

you came in here, made that noise,
like someone or something somehow died,
just now, as you watched, and now you're just looking at me.
like you're waiting for me to start breathing again.
but i am breathing, look, you can see my chest moving.
so why are you still looking at me like that?

who died, what died, why won't you say something?
did i do something wrong? was it your opinion of me?
did you still think good of me, is that what died?
were you expecting better? well, sorry,
i know i'm not good for much,
but you don't have to look at me like that.
it's not like i'm dead ...at least, not yet.
at least, not in front of you. not because of you.
should i be comforting you? should i be apologising?

i'm sorry. i'm so sorry for your loss.