Someone has to stop me from writing so much angst.
Honestly, I didn't intend for this to happen. I was just supposed to be doing some stream-of-conscience writing, and then...bam. Jackrine angst. Which is, in a way, the worst kind of angst, because fics rarely tend to show them seriously fighting or even considering leaving the other. But then came Marcelle, with some free verse poetry that defied the fandom. I'm sorry.
Enjoy!
-Marcelle
There's something strange in the way he looks at her tonight.
It's as though he's seeing something beyond her eyes.
There's something far away as he looks at her tonight.
As though he sees anothr place he'd like to be.
His day had been tossed left and right
Battered with memories of shouting and laughter and strikes.
But not once has he thought of their kiss,
Even though it is usually the thought he wakes up to.
She sees it as his eyes meet hers,
That distant look he wears tonight.
She knows where he is going.
For his destination hasn't changed, never will change.
No matter how often he claims it has.
He isn't really here, not tonight.
Tonight, he may as well be in a different world.
For he has already left them all behind,
Already broken all of his words in half.
And really, all he's ever had is words.
Words that teach, words that inspire, words that tease.
Words which are never to be taken seriously.
Or, at least, so he believes.
She remembers when his word was his law,
When to forget a promise was to betray his very soul.
But his soul is broken now,
In ways she cannot fathom.
It's happened so quickly, changed him so much,
That now she immediately knows that he is not with her
When he stands in front of her
But is really millions of miles away.
She doesn't want to mourn him, not tonight.
Tonight, she wants to fool herself into believing they are seventeen.
They are seventeen, and he is here.
Even when his far away look returns.
Wow, I'm so sorry for that. Geez, I need to lighten up a bit. The worst part is that I honestly don't know the story behind this. It just kind of wrote itself, without any rhyme or reason (because it's freeverse XD). Anyway, don't forget to review! Prompts give me life, so please leave those as well! I'm going to start the next chapter of Midnight soon, so be on the lookout for that! Thanks for reading!