Sonnenzio On A Line From Hope

Summer 2011

By Lauren Painter

In tender parody breathing at his side,

I lay alongside him, silently observing his features;

My heart feels lopsided, wondering where this will go;

I wish this was where I could always reside.

The only downside is: he isn’t mine.

He turns over in bed, his backside facing me;

He’s done, he has someone on the other side;

I’m just the other girl, the one on the sideline.

He won’t be beside me for long, I suppose.

Inside my head I was told to run;

But on the outside, I yearned for his affection.

Getting sidetracked, I try to pretend I don’t care;

My stomach flips upside down;

I need to wait for my emotions to subside.

Imperial Adam by A.D. Hope, page 628