Anticipation is the best
alarm there is, and it shook
me awake before
my phone even had the chance.
Life is the bad
with all the good.
The deadly sharks
with the beautiful sea stars.
The gigantic waves
with the sand castles.
The licorice
with the lemon and lime.
The loud lyrics
with the rhythm of the music.
The liver disease
with the love of a father and son.
It’s life.
Sweet, beautiful,
wind on your face,
air in your lungs,
kisses on your lips.
life.
I want him to live,” he says.
I watch,
helpless,
as the pain slips out.
Tears fall
when he whispers,
“But damn it, I want to live, too.
One outer
paddles around
on his back,
spinning a blue ball
on his tummy.
I could watch them
for hours.
Because they get it.
They get that
life is short and
you should just
forget the crap
and have fun.
It brings me
back to the moment,
and I want to live
the moment with everything I’ve got.
We have a lot of questions, and we
want to understand.
Music helps with that .
Music helps with everything.
Tag: music
I see you.
The real you.
The you who fillips a coin,
hoping to understand
how fate works:
this choice or that choice,
ultimately leaving you
no choice at all.
The you who smiles
and tries to be happy
because that’s what
people want
you to be.
He lived.
He made it.
A second chance,
given to one
and not the other.
And this?
This is what he did with it?
I talk and cry
while Nico sits and listens.
Like we've been friends forever.
Finally, I use the shirt
to wipe the tears
and take a deep breath.
We're quiet
for a long time
and then Nico points
to a pair of boxer shorts on the floor.
"I'm glad you picked the shirt.
What's your favorite movie?...that should be our question. When we don't know what to say. Movies are a safe topic. What's wrong with the standard 'how's it going?' because all you get is 'Okay' or 'Fine', and then what? You're back where you started. It's a useless question. Like anyone is going to tell you how it's really going.
Lisa SchroederTag: humor-relationships
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