I put the music you should face on a record and I buried it deep in the dirt from it grew a hand that kept me tethered to this earth I let your voice become a vine that overtook my garden tangled in the thorns of roses their petals used to kiss your cheeks I […]
Tag: Short Story
Sweet Thing
sweet thing, an old soulyour face gives no feara long timesince I’ve seen youYou’ve changed a lot since then lines, they get deeperso tighten up your smilea dear frienda deceiverIt sure has been a while darling don’t cryits not so badyou needn’t worry the days only get longer from hereno need to be in a […]
Delicacy
Delicacy There was no food. Nothing to be sick off, yet we were sick. Nothing to vomit, yet we gagged and choked while the sea swirled in our stomachs. Just acid came up at first, and then it became dry, merciless retching. Eventually our bodies no longer felt the need to pretend they were […]