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Teeming gray creek swellingsWorn pilling cuffs on a cotton-sleeved sweatshirtBubbling condensation bubbles on the outside of your overpriced franchise..
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"Macy Jean Marie,quit monkeyin' aroundin my workshop,"grandpa would sayas I clanked his loudand heavy table clamp."Grandpa," I'd whinewith my high lit..
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I hated the way that you made me feel, like I was dying and living, all grandly at onceJust ghosting along, because I thought that I was ..
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She was sweetA brackish mixtureof fine lines,supple acne-prone skin,hair color that changednaturally with the seasonsHer eyes were soft enoughto smold..
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I despisethat I find myselfmissing youwhen the momentsare emptyI miss the tasteof your breathand the soundof your cracking knucklesand the crazed wind..
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You were the only personin my life so farthat I didn't have to convinceto like meYou looked at meand admired me from afar,before I even considered you..
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WheneverI am sittingnext to you,I am carefulof my movements,because I do not wantyour long fingers to stopwhisping throughmy blonde arm hairs
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It was the first timethat I'd ever seen youso pissing drunkI locked my bedroom doorfor the nightand went to sleep
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Will I ever be ableto tell you about myself;well,past the superficial things?About the timethat I left my lunchboxsitting on my bed at homeand the bus..
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I was convinced thatgraduating from schoolwas the endnada, zilch, terminatedThings will changebut things will not disappearAnd I am just nowrealizing ..
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