I'll Chase HerThings could have been different. I could have never let you push me away. I could have ran after you, I could have begged. I could have shut people out, I could have took a page from your book. I could have never met that guy, loved him, trusted him, gave myself to him. Things could have been different…but things are just as they are.I am not innocent anymore. I am not yours. I will never be innocent again. But can I be yours once more?The feelings return swift, as strong as before. The risk is greater. I know what it's like to lay all your cards on the table and jump off the edge, I know what it's like to play a bad hand and hit
Rain Fellrain felltwo nights in a rowtwelve inches, eighteen hoursstrong gusts of windthunder rattles the chinalightning cleaves the sky in two -splits the trees and illuminates your retinasthunder travels underground, overheard, along the spineheavy downpour making a melody on every surface;at first beautiful and soothing, then fearsome and greatfelt the energy build in my blood, the electricity lift my hairscurrent, like flipping a switch, dead - no powerdarkness, static, flicker; just me and the storm nowsearch for paper without sight, grope for a pen, aha!a flame kindles in the black, ignite a wick, hold a candletwelve inches, eight
Curses!