a different short version

She told me that things would get better. I replied “But not until it gets worse.”

She said that I just needed to have faith for just a little while longer. I replied that we’ve been in decline for over four years.

She said that she needed to keep positive about the situation. I took it as a quite plea to not win the argument on just how dire the situation is, so I replied with silence.


I keep all sorts of versions in my head