black dog 724's published ficlets

  • changing eyes

    my father looks back at me from the mirror
    everyday i feel him
    i am him,and he is me
    he lives as i live, he breathes as i bre…

  • dads home

    a distant rumble drags me from the depths of sleep
    familiar…and yet
    i know that sound, i grew up with that sound in my ears…

  • a jester of the court, a fool of the heart

    so tired of playing the fool
    of being the court jester, more mocked and jeered than anything else
    to put a smile on her face …

  • a ride in the fall

    she walked across the faded black asphalt,not bothering to close the car door behind her,its bell ringing into the cool after…

  • epilogue

    seeing her with him is like a sour taste in the mouth
    like hearing a joke that stopped being funny a long time ago
    haha, a jo…

  • wainting on something that wont happen

    i cant say that i miss you, because if i did it would be admitting that i cant move on
    i cant say that seieng you with someon…

  • a recluse by choice

    wandering aimlessley through halls filled with nothing but regret and pain i peer out at the world through tinted lenses, too…

  • a big girl now?

    go ahead, wallow in self pity and guilt
    theres nothing i can do to stop you, and quite frankly after a year of trying, im tir…

  • blackhole in a mind

    feet on the ground he dives headfirst into himself
    he doesnt have too far to go, theres not much left
    echoes of life bounce a…

  • done Mature

  • i know

    i know ive hurt you
    i know ive angered you
    i know theres nothing i can do to make that all go away
    but i know i want to make …

  • a victim of your own opinion

    only an opinion you say
    the way i feel about you, everything i see in you, potential, humor, compassion,a hidden intelligence…

  • sadness in a smile (worlds luckiest man with a dead arm)

    the two lay in the darkness
    he was amazed that he found someone that could captivate him by even the simple act of sleeping
    s…

  • time past, move on

    the knife point carved into the table, its blade cutting deep into the weathered wood, the words became clearer with each str…

  • steal away my heart (i know it seems lame, put to music its not quite as corny)

    steal away my heart
    just take it away from me girl
    ya know i love you, wanna give you the world
    i tried so hard to win your h…

  • regardless

    holding that gift in my hands, feeling it grow warm with my touch, i catch myself again, wondering, about her
    wondering exact…

  • good morning sunshine

    i wont pretend to understand the emotional tilt a whirl that youve gone through
    i wont judge you, or tell you what to do or w…

  • anger dies, life moves on Inspired by text

    “what?” he said, moving forward
    “no, im not leaving, you wont kill me” its words were cut off as he put it against the wall, ...

  • two are one, one is both

    he opened the door, a knife, cold steel gleaming in the dim light
    “i want you out, NOW” his voice sounded muffled by the dark…

  • coming on too strong?

    what is it?
    what is it about this girl that makes me so happy?
    what is it that makes me act this way, that makes me long to s…

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