I heard it call out to me, those first few lines, “Maybe in another life I could find you there” and then I remember something else, “I’ll never forgive you for not finding me sooner.” One is a song lyric and the other a comment but I hear them just the same. Maybe there is… Continue reading Maybe In Another Life
Category: Fiction
What You Believe
They asked me to explain what it means to be self-deprecating so I grabbed a broom and a Shmata and acted out this song. “I don’t understand you or anything you say. But you wear me the fuck out.” “I haven’t worn you out, not lately and not in a way you’d remember but it… Continue reading What You Believe
Who Can You Trust?
The music plays and I hear a message I have repeated more than once in a million different ways but perhaps never as direct as I could. Sometimes I close my eyes, go inward and ask why I haven’t done so and always I hear a rumble from the depths and see eyes staring back… Continue reading Who Can You Trust?
Where The Broken People Hide
His focus is off and the sharp edges are muted enough for me to wonder what is going on inside. “Are you having trouble thinking?” A short pause that is just long enough to seem too long precedes the “yeah, I am” in response. “Ok, get some more rest and we’ll speak later.” Since I… Continue reading Where The Broken People Hide
