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I Blink

June 25, 2025 6 Comments

By Jocelyn Coultre

I see you. Hair dyed brown, but it’s still you.

I blink, and the memories come rushing back. Staying up to watch the stars, picnics in the park, dancing in the rain, all the memories that could never be replaced.

I blink.

Raising voices, slamming doors, arguments that ended in tears and regret.

I blink.

Broken glass on the floor, taste of iron in my mouth, the emergency room spinning as nurses rush around me.

I blink.

The “I’m sorry’s,” the millions of unanswered apologies, the calls, your tears, begging for me to take you back.

I blink…

…and you’re gone.

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  1. David says

    June 25, 2025 at 3:15 am

    Powerful and beautifully written.

    Reply
  2. Sharon Murphy says

    June 25, 2025 at 7:06 am

    Great description on how powerful and destructive love can be told in 101 words. Well done

    Reply
    • Jocelyn says

      August 3, 2025 at 6:15 pm

      I loved the phrase “destructive love”

      Reply
  3. Janet says

    June 25, 2025 at 8:59 am

    Wow! You captured this intimate partner violence so well

    Reply
    • Jocelyn says

      August 3, 2025 at 6:11 pm

      Thank you!

      Reply
  4. Siobhan Wright says

    June 25, 2025 at 9:52 am

    Nice use of repetition!

    Reply

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