Borje…
My Silver-Haired Lover…
He’s taken me back.
He still loves me…
I’ve not completely ruined it…
not … again.
But the words I’ve heard so many times reverberate inside my head…
You’re so critical…
Always has to be done your way…
Everyone says the same. Friends and boyfriends. Larry. Dad. And now, Borje.
Something inside resists, wanting to scream and protest that it’s not so. But when everyone says it to me…
everyone…it must be me, not them.
mustIf I want a life, I have to change.
Got to learn to meet people halfway.
And I’ll start right here, right now.
here,now.Borje wanted to buy me a present…
Instead, I’ll buy him the gift.
himAnd I know what he’d like. He told me himself.
Stockings.
Yes, I’ll buy them.
And I’ll wear them for him. Tonight.
A surprise.
Not just
