by Debbi Antebi
May 19th, 2013 by Debbi Antebi
Published in Paragraph Planet, May 19, 2013
Looking through the bars, he plans his
escape every day. Small space, too little water, and
almost no food left… The lack of oxygen inside
makes him want to doze off and forget, but instead he
leans against the bars and waits. Memories keep him
awake as he faces another cold night ahead. In the
morning, as the door to his cell opens, he leaps
forward and bites off the pet shop owner’s hand.
May 16th, 2013 by Debbi Antebi
Published in Cuento Magazine, May 14, 2013
the traffic light
blinking methodically
at an empty street
Tags: Loneliness, Time
May 13th, 2013 by Debbi Antebi
Published in Cuento Magazine, May 10, 2013
the widow
finding an old friend
in her lonely shadow
Tags: Death, Loneliness
May 3rd, 2013 by Debbi Antebi
Published in MuDJoB, April 28, 2013
she lies still in bed
with heavy pillows placed
like a castle around her head,
looking perfectly comfortable
in the artificial fortress
but squirming inside
with restlessness and dread
she tries to chase time
like running after a thief
but calmly it slips away
without granting any relief
ironic, she thinks, how she spent
so many precious years
chasing short-lived passions
escaping her fears
what once lay ahead
like an infinite stretch
of dreams and possibilities
is now compressed
into the colored pills
lying next to her bed,
which she quickly grabs,
squeezing them tight
with a racing heart and shaky hands
Tags: Time