Dousedflames

When I was younger, my family had a very tall tree in the backyard right next to our house; the kind whose bark created deep, vertical grooves and the edges started to peel up in the fall. At the base, it was split into three very tall trunks, and the lowest branches seemed to be near the roof of the house. Not to mention, all of the lower branches were dead. Every year after the snow melted in March, my brother and I would pick up the dead sticks and branches off the ground and make a pile on the other side of our yard. The grey pile never grew very big, but to a ten-year-old, any sort of yard work was boring enough to cause complaint. I c

Un jour, Elodie et son mari, Remi, ont appris qu'Elodie est enceint. Ils sont très heureux. Remi est avocat, alors, ils n'inquiétaient pas pour d'argent, mais il a travaillé beaucoup des heurs pour les mois prochains. Elodie, bien sur, lors de son neuvième mois, elle a pris trois semaines de cognées.  Sur le vingt sept mars, leur bébé est né. Ils le donnent le prénom 'Raphael.'   Quand Raphael a eu quinze ans, il a fait la connaissance d'une fille qui a été nouvelle à l'école, qui s'appelle Rose-Marie.  Elle est irresponsable, et, comme Raphael, el

Un jour, Elodie et son mari, Remi, ont appris qu'Elodie est enceint. Ils sont très heureux. Remi est avocat, alors, ils n'inquiétaient pas pour d'argent, mais il a travaillé beaucoup des heurs pour les mois prochains. Elodie, bien sur, lors de son neuvième mois, elle a pris trois semaines de cognées.  Sur le vingt sept mars, leur bébé est né. Ils le donnent le prénom 'Raphael.'   Quand Raphael a eu quinze ans, il a fait la connaissance d'une fille qui a été nouvelle à l'école, qui s'appelle Rose-Marie.  Elle est irresponsable, et, comme Raphael, el

I was born into a world of figures and numbers, calculating every step and breath I took. With a clear path paved for me, I had everything planned out;     every step     every stone     every stray bullet The probability was shown incorrectly how much time in one's life can be sub-par, and I couldn't test how long I could hold my breath until I was drowning in stray numbers;     disproportionate scales,     distant cries of war,     drop of water from the ocean, through red-rusted pipes, carelessly staining my pale skin.     My almanac never called for rain this early in the year. Unprepared, I stepped out into the misty mountain

There's something in the tilt of your smile     that excites me. It puts me on edge     and puts me at home. The pigmentation of your lips feels full,     complete. I can't look away as you command the room. You smile again, and my heart is yours,     it momentarily beats for you,     only for you.