My landlord is renovating the neighboring room. I inhale, eyes closed, and I'm faced with God. Unable to speak, I listen as he tells me that life is worth living and that love is worth loving. He says that I'm doing pretty well despite the circumstances and that often an ounce of a smile is worth ten tonnes of agony. I inhale, bleach and other cleaning solutions siphoning reality from my extremities, replacing it with a calming alternative.