burning the past

Up the stairs. Not here. Down the stairs again. Where did I leave it? I toss cushions haphazardly to the living room floor. I rifle through kitchen drawers not really caring what disarray I leave things in. I won't be coming back. Up the stairs again. I rip the bedding from your bed and toss … Continue reading burning the past

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goodnight, my darling

She sits quietly in her bedroom, staring out the window. She thinks of the life she once thought she had. She brushes out her long golden hair -- one hundred strokes -- just like her mother taught her. She twists it into the same bedtime braid she's worn every night since she was a small … Continue reading goodnight, my darling