Cartesian Inquiry

She said

Life is a stolen key

I replied

Living is a locked room

She said

Love is a failed suicide

I replied

Smile is a death sentence

She said

Longing is a perpetual dream

I replied

Dreaming is a lover’s debt

She said

Why don’t you die?

I replied

Death is a fool’s trick

She said

How much do you love me?

I replied

You played your last trick