The alarm clock rings, I am in a mad rush to get out of bed.
I dreaded this day for years.
I knew it was unavoidable.
As unavoidable as my own death, but I was still unwilling to accept it.
As I dressed myself, I realized that it took me twice as long to get dressed.
Getting dressed that morning was like getting dressed in the dark, you don’t…

I went rock climbing, Mom, I remembered what you said,
You told me to be careful, Mom, but I still went ahead.
I really felt brave inside, Mom, like I thought I should,
I didn’t go to far,Mom, because I didn’t think I could.
As I reached the bottom, Mom, I decided to touch the water,
Never did I think, Mom, that you would lose your daughter.
My foot slipped,…

I’m sitting on the train and once again the flashbacks take over
Back to that day when a part of me died inside
Tears brim the corners of my eyes and I’m choking to hold back the cries
You were gone in just an instant no chance to say goodbye
Waiting those 2 days for them to find you was the worst torture I’ve ever felt
We knew ……

From the first day we met I made a promise to myself
I would do whatever it took to see happiness in your eyes
Whatever you wanted, I did
Whatever you liked, I bought
I don’t ever remember you saying Thank you
It didn’t matter though I just wanted you to be happy
I gave up everything because I thought that would make you happy
Moved to a country where…

“Dashes are commas with attitude,” my professor says, as he lectures on the importance of sentence structure. “You want to make something stronger, set it off with dashes. To make it weaker, surround it with parentheses.” He’s right, of course. Parentheses are the hallmarks of whispered asides, of the things you shouldn’t say but can’t keep from slipping out. …