Aurora Magazine 2018

you’re gone. At least, not since I ‘talked’ to the ghost; laying down my only two rules. Don’t move my stuff, unless you put it back, because I have a hard time remembering where I put stuff enough as it is. And don’t do anything when it’s dark, because I’m a chickenshit and I can’t deal with that.” “It didn’t put your stuff back though.” “Yeah, that’s fair, though I suppose it’s the idea of ghost shenanigans in the dark that bother me the most. It’s terrifying after dark and as long as they don’t cross that line, I can live with the furniture being moved.”

I Feel Heavy

K A T H R Y N D O W N E Y

I feel heavy, weighted down. I feel lost. I feel small. I feel regretful but I don’t know why. I feel the what if ’s I feel the bittersweet. I feel the double-edged. I feel reckless. I feel what’s the use? I feel forgettable. I feel forgotten.

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