This is not the clubI ever wanted to belong to.I have nothing againstchildless cat ladies; sometimesI think they’re the lucky onesif all they have to beresponsible for in lifeis their feline friends. I never wanted to bein the single mom clubor the forever a fat girl clubor “the ones with serious daddy issues” club. I didn’t sign up to be stuck living this life so afraid I’ll diefrom the loneliness,from the acute...
I wore my blackblack wrap dressnew bra and a lace thong I had my hair washed,smelled good, readyfor the main showmet you outsidecouldn’t waitthe only placewe’ve ever metis parking lotsand nowI have you on the couchand take your hand, it’s on my breast,I lean in to kiss in my headi hear the bang andsee the flash offireworks, magic,it’s magic whenyou kiss someone you loveso I’ll sit on your lapand kiss...
When you wake upin the morning, do youjump right out of bednow that you don’tfeel obligated to staya few minutesjust to hold me?When you hopdown the stairsand get your firsthot little cup of coffee,are you still humming andsinging your morning song? Do you keep yourself busy,are you still always pacingaround in circles, especiallynow that you’re in a homeyou can walk circles around? Have you spent muchtime at homesince you left...
not now, but soon,I’m going to want togo looking for mynext victim lovenot yet, but soonI’ll start caringabout how I lookagain, even thoughI don’t want it to matter soon I’ll try on thatlook of the confidentbut available womanthe “I don’t need you, butyou’re gonna hope I want you,”sort of lookand I’ll strut aroundconsidering all of youwondering specificallyhow exactly will you hurt me? what will you do thatwill eventually break my...
we didn’t plan on constant conversationthat never came to an end until now and I don’tknow about youbut I plannedon loving youfor the restof our lives too bad ididn’t lookfar enough aheadto see that even ifwe tore downthe fencesthe wallswill remaintoo longfor usto have foreverthis isn’twhat I expectedfor usand I mustapologize if youfeel I ever triedto lead you astrayI swear I wouldhave loved youuntil your last day Inspired by the Writer’s Write October...
