When a Simple Question is Actually an Interrogation
What happens when you realize they aren't asking because they care.
By Caitlin CharltonPublished 4 months ago • 1 min read
Photo by Christina Langford-Miller on Unsplash
“How do you feel now?”
ONLY in the HUSH of loitering phrasing do I search for meaning when a pang hits my heart, jolting my spine. I eased away and erased my musing at the moment it all changed.
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I was rummaging through the wind to pave my way home, and in the liminal space where there was you and me, it was rife with sleuthing: this was why I lied.
Caitlin x
About the Creator
Caitlin Charlton
Writer first. Close reader and self‑taught critic shaping eloquence.
A survivor reclaiming her territory.
I write dark fiction and poetry through symbol, shadow, and fracture.
Always sharpening the craft. ✏️🔥👠
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