[ ten word stories ]

[varooooom]

sedentary

when the sky fell, you held my hand and smiled.

rivulet

rain spills from leaf to blade. the sky is weeping.

"this town will take me, this town will win."

the sun sets. the sun rises. i open another bottle.
the same roads intersect on every chapter of my life.
they won't miss me, yet i still look over my shoulder.
i walk across wet cement and footprints stain my soul.

"you are at once the confusion and the quiet of my soul."

my fingertips caught on lace as i tried to leave.
her breath chilled my skin and settled in my bones.

"the man in black fled across the desert, and the gunslinger followed."

the floorboards creak and i tell myself, 'oh, thank god.'

"but i've learned to clip my wings and soften my ways."

icarus fell, and my soul aches to touch the sun.
blood touched my tongue but a smile touched her lips.

"in the end, this is only a melody."

you held every word of my eulogy to the last beat.

"THIS IS NOT A PANTS OPTIONAL ENVIRONMENT."

i ran, screaming with laughter, knowing they had to follow.
he cried 'this is freedom.' the sirens begged to differ.

"i'm here to chew bubblegum and knit, and i'm all out of bubblegum.

'you're a mess,' she says, but my toes stay warm.
i'd miss the pop and crackle without our fingers threaded.
one hundred thousand cosies for coffee dates that never were.

"i wanna slay my demons, but i've got lots of them."

you can't stop me. tonight, i'm tearing down the stars.
i searched my soul and came back covered in dust.

"if i only have one ride, i want it to be beautiful."

the years lost in you were everything but a waste.
step on cracks and walk beneath ladders. we're living death.
the curtain falls to thunderous applause. our final bow breaks.