There is a line.
A barrier.
The ‘we’ who exist on this side of the line
Does not translate to the ‘we’ who exist on the other side.
Pleasantries exchanged
Lead to strange indifference
Beyond the barrier.
The box.
Within
We exist as a whole new set of human beings
With different relationships to others
And to each other.
No matter the one-sided effort
These relationships cannot exist
Beyond a sliver of illusion
On the other side of that line.
That barrier.
