Saving Stories

It's always when the dust settles that another gust of wind blows it back up in the air. Just when I thought I was barely okay, I received a text from an ex. This wasn't necessarily uncommon for me but not for the reason you may think. I've always felt that if you enter a romantic partnership with someone, you must establish a form of friendship. I know this may be pessimistic, but when the relationship eventually fails,...

There is a drawer in my house and homethat stays shut since some time agoIt's contents known to no one but me aloneTruth be told I do look some days, but say noI slowly ease on the pull and slide it out.Looking in I see the black zippered caseWhat's inside it has said my name and shoutsI know now is the time to open it and faceMy past, present and future depend on it nowThe case is lighter than I remember it to beMaybe be...