Crank (Crank 1)

I’ll be here. Besides, sweetheart,

anticipation is half the fun.

I could only hope the other half

might one day be as wonderful.

With Chase, it seemed possible.

Meanwhile, I’d better go before

your parents get back. Want to

go outside for a smoke?

Soft drifts of nicotine filled my

lungs, soothing one hunger.

Chase held me close.

Funny thing, Kristina. Before you,

I believed love was making love.

Waiting only makes me

love you more.

Powerful Words

Strong

enough to latch on

to me, bear the weight and

lift

me, induce buoyancy,

float me in a brilliant, blue sky

above

the reach of personal demons.

So peaceful, in the canopy, beyond

distress

and self-incrimination. I wanted

to stay there forever.

Impossible

of course. Chase drove away