Hello, darling. Sorry about that. Sorry about the bony elbows, sorry we lived here, sorry about the scene at the bottom of the stairwell and how I ruined everything by saying it out loud. Especially that, but I should have known. You see, I take the parts that I remember and stitch them back together to make a creature that will do what I say or love me back.
Richard SikenFairy tales have rules. You are a princess or you arenโt. You are pure at heart or you arenโt. If you are pure at heart, or lucky, you might catch a break.
Richard SikenI woke up in the morning and I didnโt want anything, didnโt do anything, couldnโt do it anyway, just lay there listening to the blood rush through me and it never made any sense, anything.
Richard Siken