“I close my eyes. My bones sob. Throb. I'm so weary with tryin to hold myself together. Tryin to hold back the darkness.”
“I say, 'Don't lose your heart, Rube.'And very clearly, without moving, my brother answers me.He says, 'I'm not tryin' to lose it, Cam. I'm tryin' to find it.”
“I'm just tryin to matter.”
“I'm not flailing now, as my muscles are rigid with the tension of holding myself together.”
“I'm just tryin to be somebody I can talk to in the morning with a smile.”
“I bite back a shiver as the blood rushes up to blush my cheeks and for a moment, just for this moment, I drop my bones and allow him to hold me together.”