All that remains of a once sane brain hemorrhages on my paper. All that remains of your memory are the clothes still hanging on your side of the closet. The clothes I can’t bring myself to dispose of yet. Your side of the bed, which is still marked with your scent remains untouched. I want to explain. I want everyone to understand. But, how can they? How could anyone? All that remains of you lies six feet underneath. How could you do this to me? To us? That was yesterday and today is today they say. Leave the past in the past; he’s gone. But how can I leave when there is so much that remains? So much spills out from my still bleeding brain. Okay, I tell them that was yesterday and today is today. Today I tried being normal but; sadly I remembered all you had given me all you had taken away. I tried being happy but; dreadfully I was reminded all of my happiness lied beneath your touch and tired eyes. I tried being myself until I came to the realization you were a part of me too. Today, I attempted to visit you with all of the best intentions. But I remain remembering the coldness of stone and how hard the writing hits me since you’ve flown home. That was yesterday and today is every day because I just can’t stop the hemorrhaging in my once sane brain. The same way we couldn’t stop the bleeding from your wrists.
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Wow. I must say I immediately had to click this piece when I read the first sentence: “All that remains of a once sane brain hemorrhages on my paper.” This kind of crafted imagery makes it impossible not to envision and feel the words. Well done. I got the sense as I was reading that the narrator was torn between guilt and grief, but I wasn’t sure why until I found out he had commited suicide at the end. There’s a subtle form of foreshadowing throughout this, but this time the characters know what happened and the audience isn’t quite sure. This is one of those pieces that I had to re-read to make sure I didn’t miss anything. Excellent job.
THANK YOU!! i was unsure of this piece.