Possibility Stories

January 1st, 2023. Dear Diary, So, another year has gone. Looking back, 2022 was a weird year. There was the war and the prices and all that nonsense. But this year, it’ll be a good year. I am sure of it. My New Year Resolution is firm and absolute; this year, I will move out of home. I will get my own place. I will get a proper boyfriend (Between you and me, I hope to get at least some physical action sooner than that. I...

She spoke to melong before I heard her voiceShe spoke to meHer heart poured out volumesAnd not by choiceAnd I saw her painBut it couldn't hideThe beauty and sensitivityOf the soul insideShe spoke to meMy heart heard her pleaShe spoke to meMy mind embraced the possibilityDreams of holding her closeMy arms provide comfort and protectionTogether at lastOur hearts have made a connection

The light had all but gone, Extinguished by cruel words, And harsh moments. Her feelings numbed, And thoughts disregarded, The candle snubbed out again and again. Rare glimpses into her sad life, She hides so well, It almost doesn’t exist. Life is like this, she lied again,And took those lies in, 'Til they became reality.The smile she wears, Is open but darkly shaded, Ready to spring to life when needed. How do you heal t...

Time was a villain. As unassuming as still water and heavy enough to drown in. A cool breeze stole the searing bite from the bonfire before Daphne, and she wished it could regenerate what had already been burned. Her childhood. Early adulthood. And the end of the only relationship she’d had where someone seemed to care for her. She was going through the motions but she’d never been happy. Hopeful, but not happy. Life was...