Tag: alone

  • Foggy Windows

    Photo by Jr Korpa on Unsplash  I watched the window of the cafe fog and I knew what I needed to do.  If I could get across the street without being seen, no one would be the wiser.  I knew I only had ten minutes before Alex would return, so I headed toward the door.  The rain would cover any tracks I would leave behind for Alex.  I could…

  • I’ll Follow You Into the Dark 

    When the sun goes down  At the end of the day  The birds go silent and the fireflies appear  The bears came out to play  Roaring fires and brightly shining stars  Spirits come out to show their wild side  Booing, scaring, jumping, seething  Haunting is their source of pride  I will follow wherever you may…

  • Being Alone Haiku

  • Truly Sorry

    “He told me he was sorry, but after what he has done, how can I believe him?  How can I ever believe our father ever again?”  I stared at the lake and wanted my sister to say something.    I knew she wanted our father to go back to being the father of our childhood, but…

  • Alone

    Days seemed longer  The sun seemed to dim  When I started to wake up   Later. And then even later  With the day gone I had less time to feel alone  Less time to think.  I found ways to dull my senses.  Dull my feelings  I avoided thinking  I avoided talking.  I avoided life.  I cried…

  • My Best Friend

    No one believed me when I told them the moon was my best friend.  The moon was the only one who listened, but that was also the other problem.  No one believed me when I told them the moon listened to my midnight wonderings.  My stories.  My parents were often gone and I knew I…

  • The Swing

    “He said he had work to do,” my mother said.  “Why do you ask so many questions?”  I sighed and headed back to my room.  All I had wanted to know was when my brother was getting home.  He had promised to take me to the zoo today and I had been looking forward to…

  • Ski Chalet

    I had always wanted to stay in a posh ski chalet.  I wanted to be able to ski in and ski out of my own chalet just so I could say that I did it.  That I had stayed not in a hotel on a mountain, but a chalet.  I just wanted to ski in…

  • The Empty Chair

    PHOTO PROMPT © Dale Rogerson  I knew something serious had happened when I saw the empty chair. It had not been empty at 7:42 AM for any of the last 813 mornings. I didn’t know the man’s name, but maybe it was finally time to stop and see what was going on and what had happened.…

  • As Good As It Gets

    “It’s about as good a day as you’re going to get,” I told my younger brother.  Jake had been glued to the television all day playing some video game and it was seventy five and sunny outside.  “I’ll give you about ten more minutes to play and then you’ll have to come outside.  No excuses.”  As I left his room, I heard him…