"Guess what?"
"What?"
"I made a new friend!"
Oh.
"That's great! What's her name?"
"Guess!"
You know I've never been good at guessing.
"You know I'm horrible at guessing. Just tell me already!"
"Her name is Zainab."
But that's my name.
"Oh,"
"Yeah. And she loves chemistry too!"
I can't breathe.
"That's lovely. I'm happy for you."
YOU ARE READING
Bleeding Hearts
Poetry"You either get it down on paper or jump off a bridge." - Charles Bukowski Just snippets of stories I can't seem to get out of my head. All cover credit goes to the wonderful @mydearcc