Three we disagree on.
Two of these I hope are true.
One of these I cannot yet believe.

There are many things that should be discussed between us face to face, but I am not a fool (in this respect).
You have already exiled me from your presence. How long will you punish me? I wonder if you've decided on my sentence or if you intend to ever set me free.

When I was a girl, there was a festival in Moskva. There were exotic beasts from across the world, and my father picked me up and walked me over to see a tiger in a cage. I will never forget her. She was magnificent, the most fascinating creature I had ever seen. But she was angry. She paced the cage, baring her fangs and snarling. She was so angry. I remember telling my father and he laughed, said I had her temper.

When I think of her now, I think of how unfair it was to cage a tiger. She would see the sun, but never feel its warmth again. I wonder how long she survived that cage. I think of her often.