Upper class – part 1 It’s a sunny day. There are less and less sunny days. A vehicle flies past my window, a nice…
Category: 2017
Pygmalion
Pygmalion Why do men think they can make, or break a female person? I remember one of the first boys circling around me. He expressed…
Cyborg
I always had favourite ages; twelve, twenty-two, thirty-three, forty-four. I never counted further in advance. I died at forty-four. As if I knew I would.…
Pain
Pain He could say I was witty, or sharp, or ironic. But he likes to say that I am mean. Never a compliment, by choice. I…
Divorce
Divorce I attract the wrong men, or they’re attracted to me. Is there such a thing anyhow, as ‘wrong men’? I’ve been married three times,…
Love
Love I lay out his clothes on the bed in the morning. Then I go downstairs and put his favourite breakfast on the kitchen table:…
Lucy
Lucy then He goes to the same school as I do. His classroom is on the same floor as mine. He has some friends in my…
Marriage
Lilian My wife, she complains a lot. Seems like I cannot do anything right. I stand by her, she can rely on me. Really, I…
Alone
alonealone Alone Hi, my name is Laurie. I was lucky. I‘ve found the one and only once. Or so it seemed. But in the end, he…
Darkness
Darkness She does her best, I know she does. Even more than that, I know that. My Lisa. I should be the one taking care…