She got up for the hundredth time, attempting to shake the tendrils of exhaustion from her head. Instead, in her weakness, she was overcome with dizziness and was forced to resort to holding the bedpost to remain upright. She walked the house at zombie speed, just to prove she still could and returned to herContinue reading “She Got Up”
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The Sweetness
Do you remember the day we sat together on the front stoop, eating orange popsicles in the rain? You held my hand and I kissed your cheek, my lips sticking for a moment in the sugary film. I licked them, afterwards, lingering in the orange tang and reveling in the innocence of your smile. It’sContinue reading “The Sweetness”
Be Like You
I wouldn’t know where to begin… If I wanted to be more like you I guess I could dress with a hint of pizzazz Or smile at a stranger across the room
Close to Your Heart
Brett’s face was turned toward me with a plaintive look, but I was lost in thought and hadn’t heard the question. Or maybe it was something else. I looked down at my feet, marveling at their smallness, and wondering how they could possibly hold up the rest of my body. I felt awed byContinue reading “Close to Your Heart”
Healing Love
(NSFW) “Olivia, are you listening? I’m trying to cash out my last table. I need to get home before my husband falls asleep again. I need some sex tonight. I’m in my fucking prime, and these late shifts are killing me.” “Huh? Oh, sorry, Yuli, I’m listening.” “No, you’re not. You’re staringContinue reading “Healing Love”
The Heart Knows No Boundary
Because I wanted to touch your face, if only to feel the connection of your soul to mine… But I couldn’t. I could only stare at you from the other side of this frosted windowpane, and touch my hand to yours through the glass. My heart overflows with love, and yet I curse the fateContinue reading “The Heart Knows No Boundary”
Your Fortress
My heart slams against your walls time and time again, trailing to the floor in a battered heap of blood and tears. I hadn’t meant to get so close to your boundaries but how could I see them, when you’ve made them invisible? They stand like silent fortresses, shrouded in a mist of confusing wordsContinue reading “Your Fortress”
A Yearning to Shatter the Kaleidoscope
I see the world through a kaleidoscope of fears, worry, confusion and doubt. It feeds a steady drip of poison in my veins, wrought from the existential dread of a life misunderstood. My desire to live soulfully, numbed by the conditions of this world and my instinct for survival. I trudge onward through the boot-suckingContinue reading “A Yearning to Shatter the Kaleidoscope”
Truth and Faith
Have you ever tried (I mean really really tried) to choose your words so carefully, you could never harm another? I have, and its much more difficult than it sounds. I learned quickly how many of us walk around with fragile, eggshell-thin egos, ready to break with the slightest provocation. In this world, it’s importantContinue reading “Truth and Faith”
Isolation in the Park
She wouldn’t have noticed him on any other day, but today they were the only two in the park. She had been about to leave, wary of the cold metal bench pressing into her legs, but his flax-colored hair caught her eye… And her heart. Her breath caught in her throat. It was as ifContinue reading “Isolation in the Park”
Natolie Webb 