Mason saw her standing there, jeans, black band t-shit, Chuck Taylors, back turned to him. His heart skipping a beat thinking of the sweetly eloquent words she had tried so hard to convince him of. In that moment, she turned around, her eyes immediately finding his as his approached. "Sailor, I missed you," he said. "Well," she said, "I've been waiting an awfully long time." "Ok, I know what I have to do. I'll be back," and with that, Mason walked off.
Mason walked up to his girlfriend, some girl he had been talked into dating by his friends, in place of Sailor, and ended their short beginning. He walked back up to Sailor, grabbed her face in his hands, and kissed her. Then the two of them fell into a feeling that neither would ever fully recover from.
Friday, October 20, 2017
Thursday, October 19, 2017
Dance With Me in Hell
Can I be?
Your today, your tomorrow, and all of your yesterdays.
Will you take me where you go?
Can I be?
Your favorite photo,
The one you feel compelled to stop and stare at,
Every time you walk by.
Can I be?
Your first thought in the morning,
Drink me with your cup of coffee.
Breathe me in with your cigarette.
Your last thought at night,
The peaceful thing that drives you to sleep.
Can I also be,
All the thoughts in between.
Can I be?
Your favorite prayer,
The one thing you really hoped for.
Can I be?
Your favorite demon.
Ready to dance with you in happy, hot bliss.
Your today, your tomorrow, and all of your yesterdays.
Will you take me where you go?
Can I be?
Your favorite photo,
The one you feel compelled to stop and stare at,
Every time you walk by.
Can I be?
Your first thought in the morning,
Drink me with your cup of coffee.
Breathe me in with your cigarette.
Your last thought at night,
The peaceful thing that drives you to sleep.
Can I also be,
All the thoughts in between.
Can I be?
Your favorite prayer,
The one thing you really hoped for.
Can I be?
Your favorite demon.
Ready to dance with you in happy, hot bliss.
Wednesday, October 18, 2017
Untitled
My life, a mess.
My soul,
tired.
I long for a place.
Where my mind can rest.
I can repaint my walls.
Open up my windows,
sunshine for the first time.
Lay it's metaphorical feet up.
Life fueled by understanding.
Open ears, ready to listen.
Late nights, real dinners, warm fires.
Unpack my baggage
and call it home.
My soul,
tired.
I long for a place.
Where my mind can rest.
I can repaint my walls.
Open up my windows,
sunshine for the first time.
Lay it's metaphorical feet up.
Life fueled by understanding.
Open ears, ready to listen.
Late nights, real dinners, warm fires.
Unpack my baggage
and call it home.
Tuesday, October 17, 2017
One Preceding the Letter, a Transition, More Parts of a Nonexistent Book
Mason sat at his desk, unable to focus on class, terrified of what he would find in that envelope. He waited til he got home, ran upstairs to his bedroom, though twice, ran to the porch and let a cigarette. After smoking and a failed attempt to calm his nerves, he went inside to face the truth.
Mason stuck his hand inside and pulled out a book. Skate by Michael Harmon, a book he had let Sailor borrow a few months ago. Took a deep breath, reached in one more time, and pulled out Sailor's letter.
Mason stuck his hand inside and pulled out a book. Skate by Michael Harmon, a book he had let Sailor borrow a few months ago. Took a deep breath, reached in one more time, and pulled out Sailor's letter.
Monday, October 16, 2017
Why Are You Here?
Do you know me at all?
Do you know what I've seen,
Where my mind goes when it drifts off?
Off, off, off
Until it falls right off the Earth.
Favorite song,
The one I sing to break my heart
Over and over again.
Favorite movie,
That always excites my personality.
Favorite book,
That always leaves me inspired and craving life.
What brings tears to my eyes?
What gives me the warm, fuzzy feelings.
Am I just a toy to you?
New and shiny, for the moment?
Until I'm thrown into a corner.
With all of your discarded things,
thought, and feelings.
Left to collect your dust.
Do you know what I've seen,
Where my mind goes when it drifts off?
Off, off, off
Until it falls right off the Earth.
Favorite song,
The one I sing to break my heart
Over and over again.
Favorite movie,
That always excites my personality.
Favorite book,
That always leaves me inspired and craving life.
What brings tears to my eyes?
What gives me the warm, fuzzy feelings.
Am I just a toy to you?
New and shiny, for the moment?
Until I'm thrown into a corner.
With all of your discarded things,
thought, and feelings.
Left to collect your dust.
Tuesday, October 3, 2017
Speaking of Things Down the Rabbit Hole
And here we go again,
I fell down, down, down
Down into that mysterious hole.
Where I always find you waiting.
Waiting to take my hand.
And fuck me up all over again.
Would it make you sick to your stomach
To know?
Or some sort of twisted amusement?
Everything is an illusion.
My words, coy.
My actions,
An unintentional game.
With a prize I'll never win.
I fell down, down, down
Down into that mysterious hole.
Where I always find you waiting.
Waiting to take my hand.
And fuck me up all over again.
Would it make you sick to your stomach
To know?
Or some sort of twisted amusement?
Everything is an illusion.
My words, coy.
My actions,
An unintentional game.
With a prize I'll never win.
Friday, September 22, 2017
Sequential Order, Technically Part Two from Nonexistent Book, Also Scene Rewrite
Sailor sat at her desk, her bare feet propped up on it. Boston's Amanda playing on her stereo, staring at her phone, waiting on some guy who she had met at a gas station to tell her something he believed in. Same old question, new guy, same old uninspired answer. You know who would answer this question with a good answer, the perfect answer? Sailor thought to herself. Mason. And all of a sudden, it hit Sailor with a feeling in her stomach, a feeling so strong and so sure others might name it prophesy. It was him. The giant question of where her future lay. And he was the glowing answer. She ignored the ding on her phone, the guy's answer to her question, as her mind began to divulge it's plan. Sailor had always planned to write Mason a letter for graduation, well that was still a month away, but this revelation had placed a sense of urgency on her. So the wait began, until the time was right. At the ripe hour of 3 a.m., Sailor sat down to write her letter.
Darling Mason,
I know we haven't spoken in a few months, and I know that is mostly my fault. But I have always wanted to write you a letter for graduation, I just was never sure what it would say. The first thing it should say is I'm sorry. I'm sorry for all the moments you have felt hurt by me. And I mean that I am truly sorry. Do you hear me? I am sorry that I pushed you to the side and didn't give you the attention you deserve, or the effort for that matter. I'm sorry I made you feel as if I wasn't interested in having you, because I am in fact in interested. I know you're in a relationship and if that's where your heart is, I do not want to get in the way of that. But I do love you. And I feel in my heart there is a time and a place where you and I are meant to be together. I'm sorry to interrupt your life, but I had to tell you, for my sanity and so you'll know. If you do not wish to speak to me, you don't have to. I wish you all of life's happiness and I will always love you. Love, Sailor.
The next day Mason sat at his desk, looked to his left and found Sailor's best friend approaching. Oh God, she's coming for me, he thought. Kenzie reached him, pulled out a manila envelope and said, "I think you need to read this," placed it on his desk and walked off.
Darling Mason,
I know we haven't spoken in a few months, and I know that is mostly my fault. But I have always wanted to write you a letter for graduation, I just was never sure what it would say. The first thing it should say is I'm sorry. I'm sorry for all the moments you have felt hurt by me. And I mean that I am truly sorry. Do you hear me? I am sorry that I pushed you to the side and didn't give you the attention you deserve, or the effort for that matter. I'm sorry I made you feel as if I wasn't interested in having you, because I am in fact in interested. I know you're in a relationship and if that's where your heart is, I do not want to get in the way of that. But I do love you. And I feel in my heart there is a time and a place where you and I are meant to be together. I'm sorry to interrupt your life, but I had to tell you, for my sanity and so you'll know. If you do not wish to speak to me, you don't have to. I wish you all of life's happiness and I will always love you. Love, Sailor.
The next day Mason sat at his desk, looked to his left and found Sailor's best friend approaching. Oh God, she's coming for me, he thought. Kenzie reached him, pulled out a manila envelope and said, "I think you need to read this," placed it on his desk and walked off.
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