Tower dialogue

“Who’s there?”
“I am”
“Who?”
“The flame you dipped in cold water”
“How did it feel?”
“Like a comet passing by”
“How do you know this?”
“Shards and dust told me so”
“Fine”
“May I pass?”
“You may pass”

“Who’s gone? Who’s finished? Who’s not gonna help me?”
“The comet will visit you”
“Maybe”
“As your daughter’s alseep”
“As my daughter’s asleep”
“I must leave you now”
“I knew it before you did”
“Keep standing here and ask the night”
“I will”
“Look at the absent sky”
“I shall”
“Goodbye, watchman”
“Good night, passer-by”

Good night.