Calabra

Candle wax slowly drips down and collects in a pale green pool at the base of the holder, eventually spilling over the side and on to the surface of the writing desk. Kerry, furiously scribbling notes in a dusty textbook, doesn't notice.  The wax begins to slowly spread across the desk, curiously avoiding the book, and tentatively seeps into the wool of Kerry's grey school sweater.  Still unaware, Kerry scratches on, at times writing so forcefully as to tear the paper and bleed ink onto the following page. A soft creek from the chair across the hall brings her to a sudden attention, and noticing the creeping wax for the first time, she jerk

Cold and shivering she pressed her lips together, her face crumpling.  Tears collected in the corners of her eyes, not yet falling. "You can't what?" He shook his head "I can't do this." "Can't do what?" her voice was shrill and picking up an edge of hysteria. "This, I can't do this, I can't take you when you're like this. I tried, but I'm sorry, I just can't."  He turned his head away, not wanting to meet her eyes, to see her so broken. "What do you mean like this?  I don't understand, what are you talking about?  Why are you leaving me?"  He shook his head and turned to walk away.  She snatched his sleeve in her trembling fingers, her

Sorry, but you draw me back, back, back to the way I used to be Don't worry, it's not you, I think it's me If you could just not smile, and maybe not laugh I think I could be fine If you could just not look at me with those eyes I'll stop thinking you could be mine Maybe I'll stop wanting (and if I'm lucky, stop needing) I could drop this whole game Stop trying to figure out what it is exactly You're feeling But every look, every glance Every touch makes me think I have a chance If you could maybe just stay away (Because I couldn't bring myself to) For only a year (At most two) Then I think (or I hope) I would get better I w

like smoke in my lungs when I breathe you in getting too close, I'm starting to feel and it hurts have to take a few steps back just to clear my mind need to get some distance because you're