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she'll sit alone in her room
imagining through closed curtains
a world where she could
shed her worries like socks in summer.
she'll sit alone in her room
as somewhere
elsewhere
her head's on a shoulder
she's held in her arms.
"i love you. i love you."
"you don't have to be alone."
imagining through closed curtains
a world where she could
shed her worries like socks in summer.
she'll sit alone in her room
as somewhere
elsewhere
her head's on a shoulder
she's held in her arms.
"i love you. i love you."
"you don't have to be alone."
Literature
a cliche in reverse
x.
he kisses her once, hard on the mouth.
and then he turns to leave.
there are butterflies in her stomach and fairies in her feet and she yells to his back: "i won't forget you."
he stops, but doesn't turn around to face her. and then, so softly, so quietly that she might've imagined it, she hears:
"thank you."
ix.
she knows he's going to leave soon.
it's only a matter of time.
on their last day together, she breaks: "it doesn't have to be this way."
silence, and then:
"...you know it does."
viii.
the days turn into weeks turn into a month and she can feel time sweeping by.
they don't hold hands or snuggle or touch lips or shar
Literature
Drowning in Reverse II
vii. I still have your phone.
vi. The boardwalk carnival was shut down a few months later, roped off and boarded up like a condemnation of joy. The Ferris wheel rose high above the skyline, towering in silent reminder. I had to look at it every day on the ride to school. But it still hurt a little less than the pitying glances cast my way when no one thought I was looking.
v. The funeral was on a beautiful, balmy, sunny day and somehow that made it all the worse.
Literature
Away
The
white
plastic
bag
collapsed
on the
curb
circles
up
through the
air
and is
snatched by
a man
who
fails
to
fly.
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Beautiful!