I didn’t want to fight. I wasn’t made for battle, I was made to sit on a throne and be quiet and pretty.
When my brother ran in, he was already mortally wounded and died in my arms.
His blood was the anger I needed to pick up his sword and fight back.
A rebel entered. Had I been empty handed, he may have left, but I was armed, and he engaged me.
His sword came down, and I saw the faces of my people in his blade.
I hacked and stabbed and finally killed him.
But all for nothing.… Read the rest
She went up like Dorothy would have, had she not gone to Oz.
Up up up into the sky, into the place where angels live in the clouds, that’s what Dad taught her, that the people we love will always be there watching over us.
Well, who was watching over her when she rose up only to come crashing back to the earth and be buried under a pile of awful?
She didn’t see anyone in the clouds, and she didn’t think anyone was watching over anyone.
It felt empty up there, like the inside of her heart always did.… Read the rest
“I ran to the market -“
“No, you sauntered.”
“They didn’t have what you needed.”
“You didn’t look hard enough.”
“Well, I had to be back by 10!”
“You should have gone to other markets.”
“But I didn’t have time!”
“Then you make time, child. Did you do your chores?”
“Yes, ma’am.”
“This floor is still dirty and the dishes are sitting in the rack.”
“I’ll take care of everything ma’am, I promise, please just give me a chance.”
“All you’ve gotten from me are chances you haven’t deserved, no more!”
Then I walked away knowing it would never get … Read the rest
I am Atlas with the world on my back.
I am the poor soul with the albatross on my neck.
I am pushing this rock up and up and up
this hill like Sisyphus with not
even a hope let alone a promise
of relief.
There’s only so much I
can hurt in my heart before
I decide to set down the weight
of the things holding me back,
and things you’re piling
on top of me to carry.
One day I’ll either lose
my strength or my will,
but either way, that is when
I will lose you, finally.… Read the rest
