My secrets escape their meaningwhen we’re in different beds, itchinglike bedbugs for a truce.I missed the toxic warning label between your thighs.I slit my vulnerability, dreamingabout forgiving… Read more “Pretend Summer Ends”
Category: anxiety
A Few Months Off, Love
It’s a habit I sip when the sun retreats for the evening; I see demons in the corner of dungeons, guiding shadows the length of these four… Read more “A Few Months Off, Love”
Hannah is a Keeper
The pavement is sizzling with rising heat,and my damp brow reminds me it’s summer.I siphoned enough heartacheto rescue the dead of their broken hearts.I slammed my eyes… Read more “Hannah is a Keeper”
Court to Bed
I drummed my fingers on the table in a courtroom;my voice shook through nerves with trembles.The judge gave her the house and the dog;she left me with… Read more “Court to Bed”
Alisha’s Medicine
“Whatever she said about me, it isn’t true,” I said. “I mean, sure, I used to sleep around, not on you, but that’s in the past.” “My… Read more “Alisha’s Medicine”
This Feels Right
I washed shyness down with a glass of cheap white wine.Innocent enough to touch, we rested by the fireplacenear the couch, melting the quiver in her lower… Read more “This Feels Right”
Fatal Affair
A married dinner date shot mixed signals, collapsing my lungs. Tension suffocated the dark, missing the mark in my defense — it hears me in solace, echoing… Read more “Fatal Affair”
Overreacting
“Oh, so you think I’m cute when I’m angry, do you? Well, get ready because I’m about to get gorgeous,” Dakota said, pressing her finger into my… Read more “Overreacting”
Murder for You
(Revised) “Do you have any idea what time it is?” Mary said through crinkled eyes, cracking the door. “Besides, you’re not supposed to be here. It’s over,… Read more “Murder for You”
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