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She too sensed the bubble they existed in was soon coming to an end, and there was no way of knowing how life would be once time caught up with them; perhaps it would be the same as before, perhaps not. “Take hold of Herbie,” she said, and with that, she picked her furry friend Read more
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Wiping her nose on my shirt, she took a peek from my arms with the sweetest of grins, and even though the tears were still flowing down her cheeks, she was as beautiful to me as a cherry tree. “You were a fox,” she said quietly. “I was.” “And me a magpie.” The innocence in Read more
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With his mouth pressed against her ear, she slid her arms around his waist. To hold him close caused her to break out in goosebumps, and that poor heart of hers felt as though it couldn’t take much more. But it could, and it would, because it always had. “Every morning since I last saw Read more
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With the light of the moon reflecting upon the watchful eyes of the animals, my feet carried me towards her as if the ground were made not of asphalt but sparkling white ice. With the cat transferred from her arms to her feet, she subconsciously crossed herself as the onset of tears threatened to get Read more
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Originally posted on Sudden Denouement Collective: ? All roads lead to Rome All roads lead to Rome and poetry -Delmore Schwartz All words lead to Love And the poetry in the afterLove I wish I wrote poems For the dreamers of barren lands. They do not go to Rome They go to places That cannot… Read more
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She held onto Bertie as tightly as possible. It was almost as though if she didn’t she would somehow float away, which if you think about it wasn’t entirely out of the question. Her eyes were as wide as saucers, and although she was trying not to, she felt herself fighting away the tears. It Read more
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As time momentarily ceased its wicked game, I stood there in the heat of her gaze. Naked. Just bones. Less than bones, a soul squirming before the watchful eye of God. She was still my girl, and I was still her boy, and even though we were older, and our bodies had begun their gradual Read more
Author S. K. Nicholas 