The Other Side

by Kim Holden

Guilty I enjoyed myself. Guilty I was gone and not available for work if something happened. Guilty I spent the dollar that I could’ve spent on food or something else. Guilty I chose Amazing Spider-Man over Usagi Yojimbo. Guilty that maybe I don’t feel guilty enough. You name it, I feel guilty about it.

Guilt and me, we’re conjoined. One. When it isn’t stabbing me, I drag it around like a ball and chain.

A kiss should feel like you’ve been plunged into an abyss that you may never surface from, or it isn’t worth doing.

If you’re right, you don’t yell about it until you’re red in the face and someone believes you. Volume doesn’t change minds, it closes them.),

“Everyone cares about someone, some of us are just shit at showing it.”

People aren’t perfect. It’s not about loving them when it’s easy and convenient; it’s about loving them even more when it’s hard.”

“The girl who sees the stars despite the clouds taught me to do the same. And it changed everything.”