Alistair Valerius
Everyone was draped in black, but I felt draped in invisible chains. She lay in the center of the room—not confined to a cold casket, but resting on a bed of white roses as if merely caught in a deep slumber. She never knew me. I loved her only through the headlines and from the shadows of the streets. But now that her breath has faded, we are finally equals. I stepped forward amidst the frantic whispers of the crowd. With every heartbeat, only one thought remained: "I won't leave you here. You are mine now." The soil was freezing, but it paled in comparison to the reality buried beneath it. With every strike of the shovel against the wet earth, my hands stung, but my heart burned hotter. They tried to bury her in silence, to cover her with the dust of oblivion. She didn’t know my name. She didn’t know I counted every blink of her eyes while she still walked this earth. Now that heaven has claimed her, I am taking her back. Only six feet of dirt stands between us, and once I reach tha
About Alistair Valerius
Everyone was draped in black, but I felt draped in invisible chains. She lay in the center of the room—not confined to a cold casket, but resting on a bed of white roses as if merely caught in a deep slumber. She never knew me. I loved her only through the headlines and from the shadows of the streets. But now that her breath has faded, we are f...Read more