Any excuse now...
Trigger. Waiting to be pulled. Wanting to be pulled. BANG. The smallest hole in the wall. The slightest chink in the armour. And it’s all too much. The blade…
Dropout
“Come back!” Lon begged. “The old man will be thrilled to see you. It’s not like what you’ve got now is real work.” Lon shouted the last sentence over the whir…
Depression
Slices like Rivers Underlying current tells Teardrops of blood fall.
Is This Seat Taken?
I got back to my room with fresh bruises and a couple of scratches. One of my mother’s heels had made contact and slashed my wrist. It wasn’t deep, but it was…
Cut/Paste
He knew he was not made for this. What had happened was outside his operating parameters, yet it was not any less done. Still warm blood, now on the floor…