“i share the alphabet with a friend of mine. whenever we utter a sentence, or write down a word, we try to make sure that we don’t get each other’s way. it was easy at first, when we knew only a few words each and didn’t talk to many other people. we had letters to spare then. but it has become more complicated with time. our phrases have begun to collide. it’s not like merging or becoming more alike. it’s quite the opposite. in fact, sometimes i think we’re going to stop trying to negotiate what we say and write and both call the alphabet our own….
i still love him though.”
