short stories – Kim V. Poetry

Nothing But Time

I found youAnd lost youIn the same breath. In the blink of an eyeYou were gone andI questioned my memoryIf you were even real. How could I miss a ghost?A figment of my imagination. So I went on a questTo find you. Look for you,In every spaceBetween the constellations.In every whisperOf the breeze. Because youContinue reading “Nothing But Time”

Monster: A Short Story

With tears streaming down her face, she cried out, “You can’t keep me here.” He stopped playing with her hair, and began lightly tracing her lips, with his cold smooth fingers, “Oh, I can and will, little one.” “They’ll be looking for me,” she hissed. He leaned in close to her ear and whispered, “YesContinue reading “Monster: A Short Story”

Crush

From the moment I saw you, I knew. I do not know, what I knew, but I knew it. You were standing outside the doors of the library, on your phone, arguing with someone. You looked defeated and heartbroken. No matter what you were attempting to say to them, it was falling on deaf ears.Continue reading “Crush”