Some people in the jeweller’s where he used to shop seemed to recognise him so he left. In the pound store the prices were still too high. He grabbed a handful of plastic earrings from a stand and bolted. They recognised him in the pound store too. Nobody gave chase.
Written in response to a request for a tweet-length story from @ellipsiszine 16/12/21
we were distant
but our hearts quickened the same
blood pumped
sweat ran
in my mind
I breathed your breath
sunrise streaks yellow
breeze from the sea to the mountains
the first drops of autumn
I slipped in the shower
thinking of you
I tripped on the staircase
thinking of you
I think I can now quite unsafely say
I’ve fallen for you
in the shadow gold
cheekbones, hair and eyes
I breathe slow, breathless
the sunset is its promise;
the sunrise is its coming true
I tried to walk the
line but tipped
over, hard.
Yes, I love you.
There I’ve said
it and now I
can’t
regain my
balance.
sky cloud sand sea
I am dreaming you are next to me
sky cloud rock sea
I am dreaming; you are next to me
you shone
I reflected
brighter
I knew
than the star
I saw
you were
they pulled off their shirts
the light through their chests shone dark
dreams slowly gathered
simonsalento 