“what do

you

know about

failure?”

if you were

looking for an

answer that’d

go on for too long,

you could’ve asked

anything else.

            “what do you know

            about hating yourself?”

                        (every day)

“what do you know about

being sad?” 

            (depression)

            “what do you know

            about anything?”

                        (it’s all sad)

you tell me to

answer quickly.

if so,

it’s better to ask,

                        “are you happy?”

                        “are you successful?”

                        “are you okay?”

because then,

the answer would

definitely be quick.

            just one word.

                                                “no.”