The Nothing

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[Read out loud in meditation]

I am alone. I feel nothing. I am nothing. I see nothing. My heart is a tiny black stone. I am alone. I do not see you. You are nothing. You feel nothing. You see nothing. You know nothing. You are alone. Your heart is a tiny black stone. You are alone.

I see nothing. I feel nothing. I know nothing. I am nothing. My heart is a tiny black stone. I am alone. I see nothing. I am nothing. I know nothing. I feel nothing. I do not see you for you are nothing. I do not feel for I am nothing. It is black. It is darkness. I am alone. My heart is a tiny black stone. You are alone. You see nothing. You are nothing. You know nothing. You do not feel. You are nothing. You are alone. Your heart is a tiny black stone.

You do not see me. You are alone. There is nothing. You know nothing. You see nothing. You are nothing. You do not feel anything. You do not see me. You are alone. You heart is a tiny black stone. You are alone. I am nothing. I see nothing. I know nothing. I am nothing. I feel nothing. It is black. I am black. I am alone. My heart is a tiny black stone.

I am nothing. I see nothing. I know nothing. I feel nothing. I do not feel. I am nothing. I do not know. I know nothing. I do not feel. I am nothing. The nothing is not me. For I am nothing. I am alone. My heart is a tiny black stone. I am alone.

I am in the woods. I am alone. My heart is a tiny back stone. I am this stone. I am alone. 

I am alone. I feel nothing. I am nothing. I see nothing. My heart is a tiny black stone. I am alone. I do not see you. You are nothing. You feel nothing. You see nothing. You know nothing. You are alone. Your heart is a tiny black stone. You are alone.

I see nothing. I feel nothing. I know nothing. I am nothing. My heart is a tiny black stone. I am alone. I see nothing. I am nothing. I know nothing. I feel nothing. I do not see you for you are nothing. I do not feel for I am nothing. It is black. It is darkness. I am alone. My heart is a tiny black stone. You are alone. You see nothing. You are nothing. You know nothing. You do not feel. You are nothing. You are alone. Your heart is a tiny black stone.

You do not see me. You are alone. There is nothing. You know nothing. You see nothing. You are nothing. You do not feel anything. You do not see me. You are alone. Your heart is a tiny black stone. You are alone. I am nothing. I see nothing. I know nothing. I am nothing. I feel nothing. It is black. I am black. I am alone. My heart is a tiny black stone.

I am nothing. I see nothing. I know nothing. I feel nothing. I do not feel. I am nothing. I do not know. I know nothing. I do not feel. I am nothing. The nothing is not me. For I am nothing. I am alone. My heart is a tiny black stone. I am alone.

I am in the woods. I am alone. My heart is a tiny back stone. I am this stone. I am alone. 

I am alone. I feel nothing. I am nothing. I see nothing. My heart is a tiny black stone. I am alone. I do not see you. You are nothing. You feel nothing. You see nothing. You know nothing. You are alone. Your heart is a tiny black stone. You are alone.

I see nothing. I feel nothing. I know nothing. I am nothing. My heart is a tiny black stone. I am alone. I see nothing. I am nothing. I know nothing. I feel nothing. I do not see you for you are nothing. I do not feel for I am nothing. It is black. It is darkness. I am alone. My heart is a tiny black stone. You are alone. You see nothing. You are nothing. You know nothing. You do not feel. You are nothing. You are alone. Your heart is a tiny black stone.

You do not see me. You are alone. There is nothing. You know nothing. You see nothing. You are nothing. You do not feel anything. You do not see me. You are alone. You heart is a tiny black stone. You are alone. I am nothing. I see nothing. I know nothing. I am nothing. I feel nothing. It is black. I am black. I am alone. My heart is a tiny black stone.

I am nothing. I see nothing. I know nothing. I feel nothing. I do not feel. I am nothing. I do not know. I know nothing. I do not feel. I am nothing. The nothing is not me. For I am nothing. I am alone. My heart is a tiny black stone. I am alone.

I am nothing. I see nothing. I know nothing. I feel nothing. I do not feel. I am nothing. I do not know. I know nothing. I do not feel. I am nothing. The nothing is not me. For I am nothing. I am alone. My heart is a tiny black stone. I am alone.

I am in the woods. I am alone. My heart is a tiny back stone. I am this stone. I am alone. 

A stone

A tiny round black stone.

Alone

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Emily LeClair Metcalf