Ferocity

“Unopened Love Letter” (submitted)

Dear Mangled Heart, 

I don’t even recognize you anymore. 
Where have you been? 
What have you been through? 

We used to be so in tune. 
“With my brains and your brawn…” Ya know? Now it’s like we’re strangers in the same room. 

You’ve grown old. Cold. Distant. 
You used to be warm and inviting. I was the cynical one. You’d let anyone in from the weather – if only for a while – and when I’d be concerned about the security risks, you’d just smile at me and say
“They need me.”

Heh. I never understood. 

But I trusted you. I knew you. And we were […]