Assume the position
Assume that everyone here wants you
and that the stomach of an angry man is riddled with cancer
Assume that your smoking habits annoy others
Assume that in close encounters, others will notice your flaws
Take night time hours as your own
Assume a safe distance from falling romances
Tell strangers that all public places hold stories
Assume that your childhood memories are your own
and that no one knows how much you hate yourself
See yourself as the only sane person in this room
Assume you can have it all
Tell others that you will
Hold your throat open with metal bands
and swallow the conversations thrown at you
Stick notes with clear tape in busways
to remind others that it is a long way home

Assume the position
Assume that this is
never
gonna
end.