Tag Archives: death
Reach
Drowning. Going down. The last light in the top of the world going out. Reaching up, one hand, fingertips slipping below the surface. Away, away, remembering the taste of laughter.
Don't come around here no more
Once I had a dolly but I lost him on the moor now dolly don’t come around here no more Once we had a puppy but he went down the shore and puppy don’t come around here no more Once … Continue reading
Don’t come around here no more
Once I had a dolly but I lost him on the moor now dolly don’t come around here no more Once we had a puppy but he went down the shore and puppy don’t come around here no more Once … Continue reading
Deliver A Message
He’s not sure how long she’ll be gone, but he’s gone to her apartment, to look for her, and there’s no sign. Dutifully, he lets himself in and waters the plants, dusts things, picks up the mail and newspapers, makes … Continue reading
So very far ahead
Stumbling forward, hands outstretched, blood dripping from ragged fingertips. She reaches for him, not knowing where he is, only that he is ahead. So very far ahead. Stumbling forward, eyes unseeing, blinded by both rage and loss. She looks for … Continue reading