family
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I sometimes feel human emotion. I know, rare. Like a trained dog, I can turn off my emotions like a master switch on a breaker. I’ve practiced it for as long as I can remember. Feeling deep love for another person only goes as far as my willingness to allow myself to be held onto.
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He sat in the passenger seat of my car surrounded by blinding snow covered trees, as I explained to him how I truly felt about my friend Liz. As I spoke, I realized that he was the first person to hear how deeply I hold my bond with her. I guess I’ve never thought to
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When I was younger adults would sometimes give me looks. Their faces would wrinkle, and their eyebrows would raise. It was always a look of pity. Whether the pity was over the fact that they knew I had a hard road ahead of me, or if they thought I was hopeless, I’m unsure. I always
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A woman from work invited me to join her on a hike one morning. I excitedly agreed, being in nature is one of my favorite past times. When the day came, I had had an encounter with a close friend that left me devastated. When trying to cancel she convinced me to try and make
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I just spent my last night in the apartment. I slept on the couch; my bedding has already been moved out. Actually, everything has been moved out, the space is empty. The large picture window in the front was used to house my oasis of plants; they’ve since been relocated. As nighttime fell, I looked
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I had confirmation today that I am in fact my father’s least favorite child. I had to laugh, it came from someone who would know, and they seemed to think it was funny too. Of course, my laughter wasn’t of the comedic sense, but of the defeated one. Out of five, he really only raised
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When I was young my aunt would move in and out of our home each time she decided to leave her husband. She always went back. When she would stay with us, she would make herself right at home. As a kid I thought it would be nice to have another woman in the house
Sharon Rose 