“I can’t take care of you like this.”
His voice rumbled with disappointment.
Was he disappointed in me? I wondered.
“I’m fine.” I assured him.
“You’re not fine, you have dementia!”
It was then I realized for the first time that I was deteriorating like a sandcastle abandoned on the beach. The worst part was that my family was taking the toll. The doctors say it’s mild but progressive.
“I’m s...
“Audi dewy dumbella”
“Why does that sound like the chant from child’s play? Do you even know what you’re doing”
“Ha I was just kidding, can you google it again for me?”
Maggie rolled her eyes. She took out her iphone allowing it to futuristically scan the features of her face until it unlocked with a click. She proceeded to google.
“How do you spell summoning? Never mind I got it.”
...
I should’ve told you how I felt.
In the beginning I thought it was wrong because you met her before we started hanging out.
Nobody understood me quite the way you did.
I wanted to be more than just your friend.
So I got you alone. I tried to think of a way to make this not sound cliche.
I hesitated and you said “she tells me she loves me.” I choked my words back down and said nothing.
I wa...
We fought like fire with a burning passion.
You loved me fiercely to make up for it.
We were twin flames, this I was sure of.
Soulmates destined to set the world ablaze.
I felt special like your favorite action figure.
Little did I know I had fallen in love with a born pyromaniac.
I had heard stories about how when you were little you would set your toys on fire in the yard and watch them bu...
She sat alone in a crowded room amongst friends.
Poised on a bar stool like calm water.
Zoning in and out of meaningless conversation.
Every so often her face would crumple with laughter, even when she didn’t hear the punchline.
Lonely seemed like an understatement to her
but you couldn’t tell.
She was happy.
Grinning on the outside, hollow on the inside....
Fierce green eyes peak out from under strands of auburn as you lift your head from a rested position. The teacher reminds you not to sleep in class. I imagine touching the desk beneath you and feeling the warmth where your chest had laid. Every now and then your soft smile lights a path in front of me. As if a vignette had appeared around you and the rest of the room just faded into the background...
