i tried to reason with you, and with myself. i tried
to reason with us, with what we could be. i think
that both of us tossed handfuls of nails into the
road as we drove along, it gave us an excuse to
prolong the journey. everything was simple when
we didn’t have to face the truth. when candor’s
ugly, grotesque, and maimed countenance hid
behind a paper-thin curtain. it felt like a goodbye
when we promised that nothing would change,
but the truth had ripped open the foundation,
tilted the moon’s orbit, and now the tide threatens
to drown us altogether. we both have life rafts big
enough for two, but will we choose to share one
or let the currents pull us apart, cutting the
last connecting threads.
Serafina Valisa is a writer from the sunshine state. She’s an avid learner and is searching for herself everywhere she goes.