There used to be air in these lungs. I’d fill them, over and over again, just to listen to the air leave me. To feel myself change the wind, if only for a moment. To change the wind, if only inside of me.
But now?
I don’t know.
I’m not sure.
I don’t know where it went.
Where did all the air go? Continue reading “Breathless”
“I’ll never let you down.”
Seriously. Trying to promise me something like that really pissed me off.
Royally.
Because you will let me down.
You will.
And I know it.
I knew it the moment I met you. The moment I decided we could be friends. The moment I decided that I didn’t mind having you around. The moment I decided that I wanted you to stick around. I knew it.
Because you’re human.
And I’m human.
And we’re all just doing our best to avoid the inevitable:
The moment we disappoint each other.
Which, seems sad, doesn’t it?
But tt’s not.
Honestly, it’s kind of a relief.
If you were perfect, and I wasn’t? Or vice versa?
Don’t you think that would suck?
When I got home, he was under the sink.
And the sink was out from under the counter.
Parts that were unknown to me were scattered everywhere, creating a jumble of a sink. And a mess of a kitchen floor.
“What’re you doing?” I asked my husband.
There was a loud thunking. Clearly, I’d surprised him. He’d hit his head.
Then, the answer: Continue reading “Balance”
H. L. Sailer 