Diet Pills
My ex girlfriend came over to my house, it had been several years and 40lbs after our break up. She's trying to loose weight with stimulant diet pills. After we catch up on old times and visit for a while we go back to my room. I lay on the bed and wait for her to get in on the other side, I had an ominous feeling as I watched her get undressed. She puts a knee on the side of the bed about to get in and a loud snap echo's threw out the house. She applies full body weight to the bed and the bed starts to rise at both ends, folding in the middle. Embarrassment, dread. “I'm supposed to be loosing weight!” She yells. “Its not you babe, its the bed” I responded, strangely reminding me of our break up “Its not you babe, its me…” Here get up, let me fix the frame, its the frame. But it wasn't. I felt bad for her, and my bed.
* Joe Karmia
says “I am a 30yo SWM from the Chicago burbs. I have been writing
poetry and prose and a few short stories for the last five years. I am now willing to test the
waters and see if my work stands up.”
