Category: reconciliation

Being the Better Person

I had a friend back in college who blew up at me once – and it was for something pretty silly. He was mad that the costume designer in the play we were both in wouldn’t sew a button on his shirt. I was… Continue Reading “Being the Better Person”

Small Victories

I had lunch Friday with an old friend I haven’t been in touch with for about three years. He’s one of the first friends I made in this town after I moved here, and we lived in the same building for 5 years. Far… Continue Reading “Small Victories”

Question

**No I am not impersonating Dwight when I say “question”.** Hee. Is it better to not confront a person you’ve already forgiven, that has recently come back into your life after a long period of absence, and has never acknowledged or apologized for the… Continue Reading “Question”

Wish You Were Here

So, so you think you can tell Heaven from Hell,blue skies from pain.Can you tell a green field from a cold steel rail? A smile from a veil?Do you think you can tell? And did they get you trade your heroes for ghosts?Hot ashes… Continue Reading “Wish You Were Here”

Crashing

I need to know why things are the way they are between us. This awkwardness. This indifference. This avoidance. This pretending nothing happened. Making sure none of our friends know the awfulness that lies between us, unspoken but all said in looks across the… Continue Reading “Crashing”