Things Said
Things Said
I'm using you, you know that right?
And if he changes his mind, if if if he ever decides I'm worth it...
It's you in my body, but not you in my head, I want you to know that.
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I don't need anyone.
I Call Bullshit
He said it was bullet proof.
Haunted
I count his beers surreptitiously, always laughing always smiling until the third when I speak - and my voice is that of the drunk's wife; my voice is as light as an empty tin can.
"You gonna be ok to drive?"
The drunk's wife speaks in tongues, catches subtle cues others ignore. The drunk's wife flinches at the bitter foam on her boyfriend's lip, and watches relentlessly.
Tonight I have trouble remembering who I am.
Dialogue With a Friend
"I broke up with him yesterday."
"Why?! Because of THIS?"
"Because I'm hurting, and I needed something to lash out at. And he took the bait."
"That's what I'm here for. You don't destroy things that are good for you."
"I do. It's what I'm good at."
Tuesday 1930
A soft kiss on the forehead, then a peeling of flesh away, home to the wife till the next time my body was convenient. THAT was my reward the last time I let those words slither past my lips.
It's not something easily forgotten.