Fear Me

please don’t tell me. It would be weird. I love you!

Mama, thank you. There is so much I can say but all of it would never fit on paper. I’ll do any and

everything to keep your proud of me. Oh, and if you

“Honey… that is just your heart holding on to what your brain is saying you can’t have.”

“Grandma, did you just quote Jordin Sparks?”

She looked at me indignantly. “What? I’m hip.”

“No one says hip anymore.”

“It’s cool. I’m cool.” She threw up the peace out sign and I was done.

“Don’t touch me.”

“Why? Because you like it so much? I watched you squirm this past week every time I was even near you. You crave it don’t you?”

“You wish.”

“I do wish. Every fucking night I wish and I dream. I think about the classroom the most. Do you remember?” he taunted.

“It’s only for you, never doubt that. No one else makes me feel this way. No one. It’s always been you. It will always be you.”

Honey… that is just your heart holding on to what your brain is saying you can’t have.

“Honey… that is just your heart holding on to what your brain is saying you can’t have.”