The Chill

It’s cold today
In that sort of way that lets me know you are not gone for good
That phantom breeze upon my neck
Making the hair rise and sending a shiver down my spine
Reminding me that you’re still
Waiting

Him

I had a crazy dream about you last night. It was so real and vivid I couldn’t shake it all morning. I could’ve sworn you were next to me, gliding your finger up and down my side as we lay in bed smiling at each other. The touch felt so real it gave me goosebumps. But as always, you were not there.

It shouldn’t have surprised me to hear from you this morning. You’ve always had a knack for knowing when you’re on my mind. Uncanny sometimes the way you can read me even when we’re not face to face. I’ve always said men have radar that detects when their old loves have moved on and found happiness with another man. I’m sure your radar has been going crazy lately.

I finally found him. No, he isn’t you. He’s better than you. He’s better to me. He loves me better than you could. You tell me today “I miss our times together. I miss kissing you. I miss being next to you. I miss seeing you. I just miss us.” You didn’t have to miss any of that. I didn’t do this to us. You chose it. And I chose him.

Crying

I sensed it was growing inside me before I got the test results back. I knew not whether to laugh or cry or both. My mother told me to get used to that feeling but to try laughing more than crying because too much crying scares children.

Stalking

She told him his love was ruining her and that he had to let her go. He said he would respect her wishes and leave her alone...but he still calls her every day in his head to tell her he loves her and he’s hoping that doesn’t constitute stalking.

Accidental Cougar

She said she was an accidental cougar...is it her fault that young men find her irresistible? We figured she really couldn’t be faulted for that at all. There were much worse titles a woman in her 30’s could have.

No Noise

When the time had come to say goodbye he stood in silence, facing the corner, as if no noise would help me forget that it was over and perhaps I would stay another day.

Ouch

They say the human brain weighs 7 pounds. No wonder it hurts like hell when it feels like it's trying desperately to squeeze out of something as small as my left temple...