You’re onto me. You’re watching me so closely, it hurts. Must you tower over me so menacingly? My face drowns, ensanguined. Stop. Your petals are piercing my back, drenching me in sweat. Like a frightened hare, I start to run. Past you, past the horizon, past my rumination. I can’t stop. Cascading down my brow is the salt from his wounds, his pained face is a blurred memory fighting my lungs.

I d...

I see myself in you. 

Coffee-stained coasters yank me from cables of ego. Cords numb my legs as they tangle themselves between my spirit and I find myself tainted with green.

I see myself in you.

Up here, I control the heights.

A great wave will boom on your shore until you notice my damage,

I will make sure of it. 

I chase Discord peacefully,

they never notice.

I want them to.

I want them to ...

The air pricked at the back of my throat. Sour. My hand didn’t want to wave, my head didn’t want to look back. But how could I not? She was crying through her smile. Like a snapped guitar string, such a distinguished sound, my best friend. I could not ignore her.

“I’ll see you soon” was the lie I told and her gaze, in that moment, believed me. It was, however, followed by a long and drawn out st...