Gone So

Shannon Peil — Fri, 23 Jul 2010 18:49:30 +0000

They are going. He tells her about fifth grade. Her sausage is in a can. His flower matches her bathroom rug. They take plates. She looks across. He reminds her of Joey. They talk about suits.

She sketches Joey’s tattoo. His stomach is loud. They tell them not to come in now. Someone whispers. The alarm is set for eight. She watches the lightning. He says what.

His pillow is under hers. The sink is running. Nothing she says. They go outside. Hey they say. His hand touches her stomach.

He says hey hey hey. She sips. Hey she says. He snores. She texts Joey.

They go. She asks for thousand island. He’s sat. The box is full.

She empties. He holds.

They are going.

Not Always, Forever

Shannon Peil — Wed, 02 Jun 2010 16:47:14 +0000

He told her it’s like your body. I go years without studying my own parts, he said. But they’re there until my soul isn’t. Her mother was an amputee. She would’ve told him, she’d died and now this. Which part is your happiness, she thought for him to say. And which takes it away?

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Gone So

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Not Always, Forever

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