I'll pretend

Hey Coach it's alright, I'll pretend I'm okay when you need me to play, I'll pretend I'm not hurt when you need me to work, I'll pretend that I didn't mind when you put me on the sideline,

Cleaning Up

What a riot This thing we call The thing to do In case we all Have little use For me, for you What a shock To wake to find So many gone And left behind Repeated hate In cycles time

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Cherry

The Coming of Age December Part 2.

Carol singing.
Cherry

Maladaptive Coping Behaviour

I slip away from everyone at the B&B and sneak down the beach road, bare-foot with sandals in hand, to the sand dunes for a sly cigarette.

The Lesson

Come, my friends, let's chat, let's dance, for life is finite, and the odds are long, and we cannot guarantee a secure future, so let's throw it all against the western wind,
Cherry

Blocked

The writer who can't write. The friend who can't stay awake during her mental breakdown. The laptop that is about to be destroyed. It's not an easy night for anyone.
Cherry

Reunion

It's been ten years or more since we sat daily in the rebellious coffee shop, the three of us, school boys and laughing, full of caffeine and dreams to burst a world

Unfolding

She knew, even before she touched it, what it would be. Once she opened the padded plain envelope and tipped out the small gift-wrapped box into her hand, she knew.

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