100 Fragments

Victoria

Fragment no. 4

He drops his head as the bus makes a sudden turn, and he sees a young woman sitting across from him, tall and poised, holding a lab coat in her arms. He thinks of Victoria then. Victoria and her shy smile, a set of science books under her arm. Victoria and her…

Stillness

Fragment no. 23 and 26

You are like a child who trembles,

not knowing how to balance

her burden on the tightrope.

You would rather run away

Ira

Fragment no. 3

Ira sits at the top of the bench, elbows resting on knees. He is the only one of his friends who doesn’t appear to be smiling; instead, a faint look of amusement overshadows his thin, angular face, framed by a black hood and some strands of light auburn hair. She is…