Pick it up,
Throw it out.
No,
Burn it.


It's Better This Way The sun was hot and it felt good on his face. The heavy gates behind him clanged shut and he was a free man again. Not that the past seventy-two hours had any effect on him. It was a mild pest, like a fever that kept you in bed for a day, or two, or three; and when you were finally well enough to get out of the house, the sand beneath your feet felt like heaven.It's Better This Way by ~Elenel
He plastered a smug grin on his face as he noticed a black car pull up. Strange. He knew that car all too well. He was expecting his lawyer. Not the one that Kono slugged; the new guy. Well, not entirely new to the business but new to him. The car pulled to a stop and he knew without


lips there's something about white lipslips by ~Elenel
that make me stare
speechless and entranced,
wondering
how they came to be
did Winter kiss you
a fond goodbye
before he whizzed around the corner,
snowflakes billowing on his mantle?
or did you kiss him
and wish him well
the way you always do
when i leave you to happy dreams?
did you kiss Rosie
and breathe colour into her,
the red of your lips
becoming hers?
did she thank you
for a new morning
that Winter did not rob?
there's something about white lips
that compel me
to lean in closer
and closer
until i am mere breaths away
and i think i almost see
the colour
returning to your