Monthly Archives: June 2014
To Hold On
When they came for her, she ran. She ran like she was made for running. She ran like hunted deer ran. She ran like hungry wolves ran. She ran like a river, like a fire through dry brush. She ran, … Continue reading
Disastrous
It is a disastrous thing to love someone so much that all you can do for them in the end is cease to exist, so that your adoration stops holding them down with its own crushing weight.
The Last Thing I Want
Every night before I go to bed, I see your face. I don’t know what it is I’m looking for, when I look for you, but I know that I’m not searching for forgiveness. For all that I’ve done, I’d … Continue reading
Dwindling
Everything inside of me is withering up you see; what of me I wanted to give to you I had wanted to be a font, a fountain, a rushing pulse of wet life, all bloody and brilliant. I have nothing … Continue reading
Remember the time I flew?
Remember the time I ran for the edge of the roof and leapt off? Your heart stopped, and your eyes shut down, and you barely watched me. I flew. I flew. I flew, and I hung in the air like … Continue reading