Fact versus Fiction

I scare him;

He scares me.

His numbers scream reality, concreteness, structure;

My letters whistle, float, sing, yawn, dream, elude, giggle, smirk, infuse.

His numbers rote fact, stare certainty;

My letters shine hope, jingle joy, whisper peace.

His trip is the destination;

My destination is the trip.

Our truths are absolute, but in different ways.