bird of prey

what is more unusual than being dead? he says.

being dying, he responds. being a ghost.

and what do ghosts do? they haunt.

who do they haunt? other dead people?

the living. the remains. the corpses.

other ghosts?

there are no other ghosts.

what is more unusual than a blade? he asks.

being stabbed, he responds. blood.

is that not a sign of being alive?

not always. not when it's you.

what am i?

well isn't that the question.

what do i do?

you haunt. you save.

so i'm fate?

if you want. you have one, that's for sure.

i have a fate?

it's a cheap substitution for free will.

what is more unusual than free will? he begs.

nothing, he responds. nothing at all.

April 2022