Poem by Juliette Sebock

Worst Case/Best Case: What would happen if I told you I love you?

Worst Case,

Worst Case,

you turn away.

I lose again,

abandonment.

Best Case,

Best Case,

you stay.

New turn of events,

I win.

Worst Case,

Worst Case,

we walk on sand

of eggshells

and glass.

Best Case,

Best Case,

Katrina and

the waves,

clouds, daydreams.

Worst Case,

Worst Case,

you scoff,

call me crazy,

push me aside,

we waste away.

Best Case,

Best Case,

you smile,

call me yours,

pull me close,

we come alive.

Juliette Sebock is the author of Mistakes Were Made and has work in publications including Royal Rose Mag and Cauldron Anthology. She is the editor-in-chief of Nightingale & Sparrow and runs a lifestyle blog, For the Sake of Good Taste. When she isn't writing (and sometimes when she is) she can be found with a cup of coffee and her cat, Fitz. She can be reached at her website and across social media at @juliettesebock. She is a regular contributor of Marías at Sampaguitas.