Shorts – Sowan Writes

Unanswered

I reach for my phone again and again Even when I know there will be nothing. Still, I check. Still, I hope. Still, I feel the weight of your silence squeezing my chest so hard I can’t breathe A year ago I promised myself I was done. A month ago, I told myself I wouldn’t…
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What I should have told you

I would have preferred to have this conversation with you in person, but I feel like I need to say this now. I’m sorry, this will be very, very long. I don’t know how you see me, but sometimes I struggle. Some things make me sad, and some things make me cry, and sometimes they…
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Confessions of an insomniac

I want to know the little things, what you had for breakfast, what ruined or made your day, the color of the sky on your way to work. I’m always asking questions, maybe a lot of silly questions, but it is because I want to talk to you. You. Because I’ve come to care about…
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Confessing over coffee

My eyes scan the coffee shop for his distinct black Afro curls. Most of the tables are filled, so it takes a few seconds. I eventually find him, but the hair is different. “You cut your hair,” I say accusingly when he stands up for a quick peck on the cheek. “Hello to you too,…
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Chasing Arnold – Lunch with the Cub

If you’re just jumping on this, best you start here. “Why this place?” I ask Arnold. It’s only my second time at that seafront restaurant at Base Naval. It’s airy enough for the hot afternoon and I do like watching the waves. “You said you liked seafood.” His navy blue v-necked T-shirt is even more…
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Kiss hello

“I’ve had a wonderful time,” you say, earnestly. I hold your gaze, searching for duplicity, trying to find the lie. That will be more comfortable, because then I can go home and expect nothing more than memories of the beautiful long weekend we’ve just spent together. Instead, your eyes take me back to easy conversations…
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Category: Shorts

Unanswered

What I should have told you

Confessions of an insomniac

Confessing over coffee

Chasing Arnold – Lunch with the Cub

Kiss hello