Sunburn

by Chloe Michelle Howarth

I have not changed my mind. You seem to think I have all the power here, like I was going to decide not to want you anymore. I’m powerless. If you want me, I’m yours.

She ought to know that I am never brave. I am actively missing my chance, I am watching as everything slips away from me. Taking all the good in the world and all the light in my life, I pack it up tight and throw it away.

There isn’t anything left of me but the useless blood my heart keeps circulating. You can have all of it, if you want. I have no use for it now. I hope the sun is shining very brightly on you. I think of you every day. Still yours, L