Nyelle

Waiting…

ByElizabeth Calawa

I talk out loud – creating conversation. I visualize facial expressions – squinting, mouth tightening, furrowing brows. I observe me – my breathing, my heartbeat, my hands clenching. Then I listen. Where is this taking me? What should happen next? How will this all come together? And then there is silence. I wait. But the…

Voices In My Head

Voices In My Head

ByElizabeth Calawa

In twenty minutes, everyone will remember you when you’re gone. And your heart is a stone buried underneath your pretty clothes. Don’t you know people write songs about girls like you? What will you do when something stops you? What will you say to the world? What will you be when it all comes crashing…