“Please don’t take this the wrong way, but in an extreme friendship not-if-you-were-the-last-girl-on-Earth kind of way, I think you are sort of pretty. Platonically pretty.”
Is there a double standard when it comes to how women are allowed to flirt vs. how men are allowed to flirt? I say yes. I think women can get away [...]
Eyes lock across a crowded world
and hers - certainly a crowded heart
but she will make room for him
against all of the rules
“I love you” they’ll say –
but not too much
“I want you” they’ll write
and then they get to explain
what that means
Does the pot of gold actually even exist?
Maybe they smoked it the day they met.
and [...]
In those final days before the end
she stopped picking apart his every move
saw their time together for what it was
this man that she had loved and known
But today it is time to choose
divorce or devotion, love or lose
They pack their gym bags and head out
Exercise side by side on matching bikes
30 minute limit and someone [...]
The crinkled pages crumple under my fingers
as I ball them up, one by one, and wish I had
a match to make them unreadable.
Fiercely I rip them, but not fast enough
And I am here with a page of a first kiss to remind me.
I cry and push the tears away and I’m angry that I have to
keep wiping my [...]
A memory
It is 1995, and it’s picture day. The senior-year me has just been officially captured by camera, and I walk down the steps of the school auditorium, happy to be out of class and wondering how my photo looks. Sitting in one of the auditorium seats is Brian. I have been friends with Brian [...]
Character traits I love:
- Genuine interest and care for my well being. This includes bringing me into a conversation, asking me how my client meeting went or if my rough day got any better.
- Hugs and other forms of affection (yes, I will accept the back rub you offer me.)
- Little things you do to show [...]
Stairs are no object in this
twisted game as heel slips
off concrete
Let’s call it an accident
Dog leash wraps
around ankles and calves
Canines out of harm’s way
and you are, too.
It’s not my fault - I was tied up, don’t you see?
If I tumble we all fall down.
Hollow threats but you know they mean nothing
threaten to expose your words to [...]
In honor of Nanowrimo, (or perhaps to keep myself from cheating and using old material) I am publishing some short stories I wrote in college. Let me repeat: I wrote in college. Apologies in advance.
I still remember the first time I ever pondered the concept of a one night stand. April called to tell me [...]
“Is it too soon?” he asked,
and the look on his face was genuine
but about 5 minutes too late.
“Too soon for what?” she retorted,
and she rolled her eyes.
“Too soon for you to break my heart?
Yes, I suppose it is.”
“Then I’ll be back,” he promised.
Even Italian coffee doesn’t warm this heart
today because I drink it alone
He is in the next room
but he is not you
He is a tea-drinker, may not be a perfect fit
but I refuse to let myself think of coffee mugs
yours and mine, together on shelf in our new home
or the smell of fresh roast on Sunday morning
even cappucinos [...]