my cold shoulder grows colder

[Thomas Jerome Newton]

once upon a time there was a beautiful sun-girl and a mooncalf. the mooncalf loved the sun-girl, who loved to get busy with earth boys even though they made her cry. the moon-calf loved her so much, he held her when her heart was broken and picked up all the pieces for her every time, no matter how badly it was broken. one day the sun-girl met a moon-boy and they hit it off fast. after that, the sun-girl didn't need the mooncalf because she was happy and didnt cry anymore. all alone, the mooncalf pined after the sun-girl but whenever he got near her the happiness inside her manifested itself as fiery sun-beams that scorched the moon-calf's coat and sent it running in the opposite direction. the sun-girl didnt know the anguish she caused her old friend, and embraced her new happy life with moon-boy. the moon-calf sat down confusedly and wondered, "now what?" because he didnt have anyone to do the things he'd done for sun-girl. he didnt have a moon-boy to write him any damned poetry.the end.