PAIRED WORDS 2019-09-08 / ILLUSTRATIONS BY THE HALF DOZEN / hug, loneliness, smile, word / By CorchoGrendel Some words belong together. Here are some antonyms we are fond of. HUG: Hugs are meant to squeeze you and take every last drop of your loneliness away. LONELINESS: Loneliness is the circle that surrounds you. An ever-present reminder that you won't know any other hug. UPSIDE DOWN: When others want me to be sad I get upside down and smile, letting them see just what they want. DOWNSIDE UP: There is no need to get upside down. When I am sad others will still only see the smile they want to see. WINTER SLEEP: Sweet dreams to me. Because when I wake up the world will already have completed its reset. SUMMER SLEEP: Summer sleep is the worst nightmare. Because when you wake up you are just in time to see the world decay.