Annelisse

"Oh my god that's her." the whispers echo through the hallways I sigh and walk to my class the teacher stares at me, a silver cross dangles from her neck religious phrases paint her wall I sit in my seat and keep my head low my classmates stare and whisper I try and tune them out but one comment catches my attention a small girl a frail little angel she's scowling at her friends they are scowling back I clench my fists and close my eyes my cheeks sting as tears fall that little girl that little girl in the back row she glances down her cheeks are red her friends scowl and whisper to her she whispers back "how could you

“If you knew me, you would not like me so much.” “Liar.” Fingers and limbs entwined in the velvet of summer twilight, listening to the sounds of an untamed shoreline. Quiet breathing in synch with the lapping of waves on sand. “Look. Deer on the other side of the river.” “Why do you wear those things at night?” “…the sky is beautiful tonight.” “How do you know? You can’t possibly see through those things.” “I can see fine.” Long white hand against the darkness. Crickets chirp, and somewhere a large, lumbering animal makes its way through the underbrush. Fi