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Past Lives

Posted: December 16, 2013 at 3:22 PM in Uncategorized
Every weekend, she went to the city & looked through the bones of the dead for old clothes & bits of fashion jewelry. She always seemed a bit tattered, but I didn’t say much about it. I was still young & hadn’t settled on a past I was comfortable with yet either.

New Places

Posted: December 16, 2013 at 3:20 PM in Animals & Pets Romance & Relationships
She moved with the grace of a cat & her tongue licked at the corner of her lips & I’m sure she would have helped me if I could have said I am just a child & don’t know what to do, but I was just a child & didn’t know how to tell her … [Read More]

Greed

Posted: December 16, 2013 at 3:19 PM in Job & Career
I was greedier when I was younger, he said to me, because I was stronger & could lift more.

Forever

Posted: December 16, 2013 at 3:19 PM in Aging (& Retirement) Birthday Death
How old do you have to be to die? he said & I said I didn’t think anybody was ever old enough & that made sense to him since he was still new to the world & remembered how forever had been.

Deepest Desires

Posted: December 16, 2013 at 3:19 PM in Graduation Humor & Whimsy
Wish for your deepest desires, she said & when I asked if they’d come true, she said they always do, so you might as well get them out in the open while you’re still young enough to correct any serious mistakes.

Couch Explorer

Posted: December 16, 2013 at 3:19 PM in Humor & Whimsy Sports & Fitness Travel & Moving
When I was young I always wanted to go exploring in a cave and when I got older I finally did & it was dark everywhere & there were strange sounds like your stomach after a big meal & I couldn’t wait to get out. I figured out later that I mainly liked to go … [Read More]