The Cure

“When I wake up and it’s dark, I get really scared. Astronomers believe the universe is 18 billion light years across. Suppose you go 18 billion light years and there’s nothing there. Suppose you kept going another trillion times further? So far I’d see nothing, cause the light from the universe would be fainter than the faintest star. Infinitely coldInfinitely blackSometimes, if I wake up and it’s dark. I get really scared, like I’m up there and I’m never coming back.” “Hold onto this whilst you sleep and if you wake up and you’re scared, you say wait a minute…I’m holding Erik’s shoe, why the hell would I be holding some smelly basketball shoe a trillion light years from the universe? I must be here on earth safe in my sleeping bag. Erik must be close by.” “Guess it’s worth a try.” I’m screaming, crying, throwing up over shoes