Prompt: School
boys and girls
tomboys slipping in
between cracks
cowering
corners
shame
self-loathing
difference
apples and oranges
and oranges
florida
family vacations
sixteen and too cool
split family
distant father
loss
again
pain again.
beginnings
the way to more endings
and longings
and that ache in your my chest
life at that moment
utterly insufferable
but
tomorrow
and tomorrow
and tomorrow
and feet on the floor
sturdy enough for now
a step towards the bathroom
stretch
more steps
bathroom mirror
tooth brushing
rinsing
creaky wood floors
silent beneath cat feet
and the falling dust of a life
settling
July 19, 2007
Thursday Night Write