When I was too quiet, They blamed me for not speaking up. For keeping my voice, As if there were jewels in my mouth. But when I started to talk,…
Category: Chapter 1: People you meet
I dreamt of you, Picking up those pieces, Of shards of glass. Terrified. I’d cry, In front of you. ~S.H.~
You asked me, If I’d like to go with you. To leave this place. But I refused. I watched you leave. I love you. Grandma. ~S.H.~
And I remember, The soft crisps of dried leaves, Scattered on the pavement. The chills of winds that blew north. The shaking hands… & sincerity. I remember.. The warmth and…
It was all It took For you to go out there. To tell me that there is noThing. For once, I laid On a beautiful garden. NoW you shred…
Wrote this way back: Mr. Distraught, You open this heart. Into a care, I’m concerned. By what you brought. To this simple-minded girl. You’ve made me shudder. This world.…