By ZoE
Date: 13 November 1999

Life is Finally Starting To Get Good

she is lying asleep beside him
under the covers
her breath in steady streams
the radiator makes scrambling noises
but he doesn’t seem to notice
she is filling a void for him
he wants to make her pancakes and rub her feet
he isn’t used to girls knowing his name
calling him by it
it is an epiphany
the trees outside the apartment remind him of the suburbs
making it appear is not so busy
but it is comforting to him knowing that the city stays up after he is asleep
he shuts out everything else
have you ever met someone who made you see things differently?
made words dance in lovely circles soft and kind?
he met her and
life is finally starting to get good