Submissions by Shatter_reality



there were orange peels scattered all over our king sized-bed,
   the bed bringing with it a distance and solitude sometimes when needed,
            and sometimes it was needed, badly,
                  and we sat up eating oranges slice by slice,
                        flinging tiny bits of peel carelessly
as the sheets became more and more stained with juice;
      it was a moment when conversation was under suspension,
                  each bit of peel was a lie as we ate the slices in silence;
the slices were sweet but the...