he loves me not

"professional distance"
his words
not about us, but so much about us
sat in silence for most of the rest of it
he thinks he'd like to let the sides grow in a bit

at least my haircut's hot
at least some guy checked me out in the office supplies store,
and the man in the coffee shop was flustered enough to give me back the wrong change.
ego deflation repair

a day of tales of delusions and fantasies and sadnesses

the man on the bus whose legs no longer work right, melted on the sidewalk, ignored until i offered my arm. left him three feet later at the coffee shop door - will you be okay? - i'll try...

cocky beauty queen announcing her move to the worst part of town

baby raccoon dead in the roof

a story that needs courage to finish itself

how many times can a heart break in one day?