I couldn’t stay away from her, no matter how her influence hurt. She was all I knew of acceptance and friendship.
I couldn’t stay away from her, no matter how her influence hurt. She was all I knew of acceptance and friendship.
“Hi, Jon,” I said. When I heard you answer back—using my name— I lost all composure. I cried, because you were one of the only ones who ever said my name with love.
Stars burn tiny holes in the fabric of the night and I exhale, the nerves leaving me into the bottle we passed around.
She laughed in my arms—because laughter was the only emotion allowed.