THE UNBEARABLE LIGHTNESS

He wonders why he can't be just like all the others. Go through the routine of evenings. Take the work clothes off and change into shorts and an old Hanes shirt. Have dinner. Watch TV. Spell out a Facebook status and wait for friends to like it. Or go through the day's long list of status updates and comment on whatever he fancies. And wait for his friends to respond. Watch everything on youtube until sleep finally bites. Life can be simpler. And he wants it to be. And he tries.