She sat down silently on the bench in the park. She needed space, but not in a way that made her feel alone. He was certain he could see sadness in her eyes, but he knew it wasn’t his place to pry, speculate, or intrude. The need to distract herself from dark thoughts felt overwhelming. They had shared good times, but she had made the courageous decision to move on and start anew. It was painful but essential. She felt no...

Hey you know I can't remember your major all the time And I occasionally get our anniversary mixed up And I can't remember your underwear size (was I supposed to?) And you know I can't dance And I don't remember exactly the first time we made love But I do remember every little thing about the night we met the music that was playing the couch the go go boots the feet the smile on your face and the way you looked in that s...

Once, we danced in the summer light, Two hearts beating in perfect time, But seasons changed, the days grew night, And love slipped out, like silent rhyme. In whispers now, the memories fade, Of laughter shared and promises made, A ghost of warmth in the coldest shade, In lost love's shadow, I quietly wade. Yet, though you're gone, the echoes stay, In dreams, in thoughts, where shadows play, A fleeting touch of yesterday

There's a box beneath my bed, Full of words I never said, Letters that I wrote in vain, Wrapped in ribbon, tied in pain. Every night, I hear it call, From the shadows, down the hall, A whisper from the past, so clear, A melody of every tear. Oh, this box of sorrow, Keeps the memories hollow, A testament to love gone cold, Stories that were never told. Photographs in black and white, Moments frozen, lost in time, Promises...

Kara stood in the entryway, her eyes sweeping the room, and I closed the door behind us. "Wow, what a nice place,” she commented quietly. "Thank you. I like it." I took her hand and led her to the bedroom, telling her to put her purse on the dresser. She swung it off her shoulder and placed it down, glancing at the canopy-covered king-sized bed and the love seat along the wall by the windows. "This room is huge!" "Yes, it...

Beth and I were distant for the next few weeks. Not in a cool, uncaring way, but still giving each other more space than we had before. That was difficult at times; she couldn’t drive, and it was possible she’d never be cleared for it again. I wasn’t supposed to leave her alone for too long, either, just in case. I’d been working from home since she left the hospital, and what had been convenient before now felt almost st...

“I’m sorry, but we just don’t know.” That phrase, and its myriad variations, was one I’d heard a lot in the past three months. That’s how long Liz had been in her coma. She was driving home late from her office, and then… something happened. Her car went off the road and flipped multiple times. The injuries were severe; multiple broken bones, internal bleeding, a lacerated liver, and more. A traumatic brain injury had pla...

The darkness moves slowly like a reluctant lover its fingers tease the memories of their passion that grew until it threatened to consume them and it did now sitting on the hill collar to the chill I peer into the twilight that mysterious time when light touches dark and we are there

I was in a deep sleep, sated by several hours of energetic love-making the night before when something in the room moved and I came too quickly. Standing naked at the window with her back to me was Pippa, my lover from last night and the host of the cottage in Dorset I had rented. I enquired if everything was OK? Pippa replied that it was and that her other guests were leaving early. They appeared to be keen bird watchers...

Ted stepped away from Kate, leaving her on her knees, as he turned off the camera and lights. He returned to her, holding his hands to help her up. Standing in front of him, she wrapped her arms around his waist, held him tightly against her naked body, turned her face to the side, and pressed it against the hair on his chest. "Did you enjoy making your audition video?" he asked. Without moving her face, she replied, "Ted...