“I’ll never hurt you.”

Forgetting the promises made in whispered words.

Her mind refused to accept the end,
As her fingers refused to let go
Of the knife plunged into his chest.

She willed him to breathe,
To tell her again that their love was real…

But how could he?

Joya Williams is married and a mother of 2 beautiful girls. She loves writing in her spare time (and if you’re a parent you are laughing at that comment right now). She writes short stories and is currently working on her first novel (with all that spare time she has).