Ready?

Written by, Michael J

Ready?

The Universe: “Had enough?”

Me: “No.”

“How ’bout now?”

“No!”

“Now?”

“NO!”

“Now?”

“Sht, sht… No, NO, it’s fine! I’m fine.”

“?”

“Leave me alone!! I said I’m fine.”

“Well?”

“Fck, fck, f*ck!!!”

“?”

“One more.”

“?”

“Damn it. I’m fine, I can do this. I’ll handle it.”

“Where’d you go?”

“Why’d you let this happen?”

“What the hell? HELP!”

“Please… please help me…”

The Universe: “You ready?”

Me: “Yes.”

“You surrender?”

“What?”

“Do you surrender?”

“Wait… No…”

“Oh, so you wish to keep doing this yourself? Your way?”

“F*ck.”

“Well?”

“No. I mean yes. I surrender. I can’t do this anymore. I need help. I surrender.

Yes, please… I mean it. …

Please help me.”

“Okay, but just for today.”

“What? What do I do about tomorrow? Or the next day?”

“Ask for help tomorrow, and then do that every day.”

“You’ll help me?”

“Ask me tomorrow. You’ll see.”

Published in A New Leaf – September 2026

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