Escape

Come with me

He said

There are warm beaches

Awaiting

I have to work

I said

Too many bills

To pay

Come with me

He said

Too much time we

Are wasting

I have to work

Tonight, I said

For my house

And my car

Come with me

He said

Let’s work for the

Sunshine

Let’s sell the house

And the car

And live in the sun

Great

I said

Feeling freer by the moment

And then

The alarm woke me

He vanished

As did the sun

by Jenny Berube

Words In Motion 2014