As long as he could remember, their families had been friends, living near each other, vacationing together, attending the same church and schools. He and their youngest daughter were only months apart in age, and it was a running joke with the adults that they would one day marry. Still, no one was as surprised … Continue reading Under a full moon
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Broken
I just needed some time to think. Time away from you, away from everything. You were my life and that life ended when you walked out. Will you miss me? Will you even notice I'm gone, or even care? I didn't let anyone know where I was going, so there's no telling how long it'll … Continue reading Broken
Bonfire
Stick by rigid stick A wall built around my heart Impenetrable True love's red, hot heat Passionate, tempestuous Ignited a blaze A bonfire lit Funeral pyre piled high With old hurts and pain Raising from the ash A new heart tempered by flame Indestructible
Prom queen
“Not if you were the last person on earth!” She made flouncing an art form. An effortless flip of her perfectly coiffed fall of auburn hair, a quick turn on her delicate, well-pedicured heels, and she was a distant memory. A faint aroma of singed ear hairs settled in a fog around him, his cheeks … Continue reading Prom queen
Beautiful mess
Love's Gordian Knot Silken tangle so sublime A beautiful mess * Haiku Friday is hosted by Lou at LouCeeL.
White lightning
Sparks crackle from her lips Arcing across the distance between Igniting a fire in his heart Burning out of control Arcing across the distance between Devouring all in its path A smoldering inferno Igniting a fire in his heart Fingertip flames, searching, reaching, caressing Engulfing him, using him, consuming him, Burning out of control Unquenchable, … Continue reading White lightning
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