Tag Archives: loss
With Your Heavy Fists
Pull the words out from behind my eyes; they’re saltstained and tearfresh. Every time he looks to his right, there is bittenback fury — he’s so tired of hearing the same thing over and and over and over and over … Continue reading
Wearing The Bones And Blood
His leaving was unremarked by everyone, save for the girl, who felt hollow with his going. In the other bedroom, Claire whispered “Come back,” but no one could hear her in their own dreams. Less than an hour later, however, … Continue reading
To Say Goodbye
The rain outside was lazy, not even quite drizzling down and covering the world in a freakishly thick mist, giving everything an ephemeral quality that would make most anyone simply want to curl up and get back to sleep. Not … Continue reading
The Edge of Heaven
Don’t cry. Don’t mourn this parting. It is not forever that we say goodbye, but only for now — only for a moment, even — and even this is not yet a loss, for nothing can truly separate us. Nothing … Continue reading
The Dying Borders Of That Fading World
Cast your eyes on the ocean; cast your soul to the sea — when the dark night seems endless, please remember me. Somewhere far enough away to be beyond reach, there was a girl who was just a little too … Continue reading