nothing

once upon a time there was nothing. everyone filled their days and nights with nothing. every conversation was about nothing. people dreamed of nothing, and nothing mattered. they were passionate about nothing and stood for nothing. nothing felt meaningful and nothing felt good. nothing was exciting or new, fun or relaxing. nothing happened so often that, eventually, nothing was all the people had.

they loved nothing. nothing was safe. nothing was sincere.

so they held tight to nothing. they worked for nothing and contributed to nothing. they thought of nothing because nothing required them to. they couldnt see that nothing was invading their lives and rotting their brains. nothing made sense.  so in their confusion and fear they blamed each other for everything. 

soon they began to fight over nothing.each side claiming nothing for their own. terrified of everything, they argued and argued and argued over nothing. each argument turning more and more violent. soon they were fighting wars over nothing killing each other for nothing. when the fighting finally stopped, nothing had survived. nothing was ok.