she taps her feet on the floor

he clicks his pen violently

and she bites her nails

they're all suffocating

silently

they're all dying

slowly

the cause?

a silent, small, invisible

criminal

well, she wouldn’t like to be called that

she would like you to know her as

the best friend you never knew you needed

i would like to introduce her to you;

her name is Madame Pappilon

she’s as old as the mountains

she’s as cunning as a fox

and she has more determination than a dog

Madame Papillon is always there for you,

as soon as you meet her, you cannot undo

the forever bond she will have with you

she churns your stomach,

she fogs your head,

and fills your dreams with existential dread

she has a closer bond with some 

making their will to live close to none

others, she lets them be;

allowing them to breathe on with ease