Answer is No

by Will Peterson

A collection of small pieces inspired by various John Green stories and characters, starting with a humble tribute to Alaska and the haunting phrase she said shortly before her end.

1. Answer is No

Well, there were originally line breaks between the stanzas but I can't figure out how to do that on this website. Anyway . . . .

Answer is No

"To be continued?" She thought so.

But the answer is no.

A small question and smaller answer,

Yet they represent the end of her.

"To be continued?" she asked.

Yeah, I know those weren't her last.

But those are the words that come to mind

When thinking about the night she died.

"To be continued?" She told him that.

I wonder what she was getting at.

Would she have said it if she had known,

The answer would turn out as no?