Leaving
“So I’ve decided to leave. For good.” “Oh?” “He needs to learn to deal with life on his own. But...” “But what...?” “I’m scared. What happens to me when I…
Separate Ways
We split up after that. Nick stayed on in Milwaukee, getting the job we all wanted. I sort of pitied him, to be honest. Trapped there with no options or…
You Remain.
So here you’ve come to haunt me again. I thought I’d lost you for good- You come around more often now then I really wish you would. You wiggle your way in my…
Now You See Me, Now You Don't.
Now you see me, now you don’t; you sure played that game well. It seems I couldn’t decipher your lies The truth? I couldn’t tell. For years you’ve been gone…
You.
You’ve damaged me, you’ve changed me, you’ve made me something new; When you turned around and walked away, I didn’t know what to do. and now my mind is messed…
Goodbye.
*What made you think I’d be okay?* Was it the shake in my lip, the look in my eye, Or the way I couldn’t stand to say Goodbye?
Time Spent Without
I’m sitting here, waiting, trying to grasp I don’t know what’s the worse hand to be dealt, you see- to be told you won’t be here at all, and face That Crushing…
Funny Little Things
He did his tie, taking his time. He didn’t have that much practice at it.Everything seemed so mechanical, the way he received the news, his reaction, and the…
Time to Go, Mr. Tyler
“You said the world’s about to change? What did you mean by that?” Marshall walked at his side, their destination unknown.The rain, it had a most peculiar way…
Love's Expiration Date
So you say you love him and he says he loves you too, but his love has an expiration date- he just hasn’t told you. Trust me, honey, I would know, he did the…
Goodbyes (IX)
I half-expect that reaction. My dad almost slaps me, but I see him holding back. He turns his face to the TV and continues watching it. My mother closes her…
A Very Tiny Lighthouse
“I’m sorry that this won’t work out. I want to like you as much as you like me, but it didn’t happen. I never wanted to hurt you, I just- I’m sorry.” John…
Out Of Here
“Control time?” I asked, voice lower than before. My husband stood up straight. He offered me a tentative smile. “Yes. You just put in the time and date you…
Drowning in Nothingness
The ship floated away in silence, everything muted in the nothingness in space. Crewmembers gathered around the portholes like fish at feeding time, only they…
End Loop.
Not only had I had fallen even lower than at any point in the past, but for the first time I knew I did. I’d call it my epiphany if it wasn’t such a…
You Oughta Know
“So,” Charlotte ran her fingers through her curly black hair, “You heard everything you needed to know, now leave.” My heart lept from her words. I didn’t want…
California
Graduation was the sweetest day I ever saw. Standing on that stage, I felt so light, so free; it was all I could do to hold it all in. It was the most amazing…
For Good
No, I didn’t talk to her before I left for good. Well, I’m not leaving for good. I’m not leaving for good in the way that I’m leaving forever. Leaving for good…
The Change
I had the opportunity. The one I dreamed of. Take it or stay here with you and be the same Do the same things Have the same dreams Live the simple, easy, happy…
Without Walls
It was in the thirteenth year of my travels that I came to Oulipo. From afar, one cannot imagine it is a city for there are no structures to define it. The…