by Kim Stafford
You guys are all dressed up! Is this your
dinner table? It's really big. Okay, so--
I was down in the woods near my house
minding my own business, but this voice
out of nowhere starts talking, talking to me,
starts teaching me this big word: "non-neg...
non-negosh...negosh...non-negotiable."
That's it. This change that's coming is
non-negotiable. That's the whole thing
I'm supposed to tell you guys. The voice
said you don't seem to know that. Then it
went away, and I stood there in the trees.
So that's it, okay? The big change is just
non-negotiable. Now can I get on my bike
and go home? My mom will kill me if I'm late.
from As the Sky Begins to Change
