Friday, May 29, 2009

Shimmer (published in Tuesday Shorts)

Somewhere south of Bordentown she stopped talking, leaving only the songs on the radio to fill the silence. While Springsteen sang about hurt and lost love I wondered when it was that everything between us had changed; what we once shared had slowly faded over time until there was nothing left. Now there was fear in her eyes, subtle cracks in that stoic expression I’d known since childhood. Pain that doctors couldn’t ease any more. I searched for words to bridge the distance but they stuck in my throat, and we drove home in a quiet so heavy it hurt.

4 comments:

Linda said...

"...we drove home in a quiet so heavy it hurt.'

Perfect. Just perfect.

Peace, Linda

Cormac Brown said...

Nice and unlike the character, eloquent.

Paul D Brazill said...

Lovely, that.

Kevin Michaels said...

Thanks all! Appreciate your comments very much!