NFWC 2022

Plaster Masks

After all, no good deed should go unpaid, and I have another train to catch.

The infinite waves of possibility and probability clashing together on the vast beach, each grain of sand a moment lived and a moment not lived.

You’re not even scared when I kidnap you anymore!

You held the cup in one hand, holding it out for me to take.

motionless, scarcely breathing

Go get it, it’s yours for the taking.

Yet, with these wings, trapped inside a cage.

Gather the bones and let them dry.

You promised me you would get better, and I really was a fool for believing you.

Maybe it’s your fault and a martyr is just what you look like.