As time passed away, life moved on,As life moved away I moved on, As I moved away, tenses changed My present became past, Future stood at large. And my present became big empty void.

In your hands I am no longer a pile of bones left behind to a world that moved on.

You know those giant stuffed-animal prizes at the carnival? The kind practically nobody wins, except the lucky few? I've never won one.""Yeah. I've never won one, either.""Alex was my giant prize. I hated you for taking him away," she admits.I shrug. "Yeah, well, stop hating me. I don't have him, either.""I don't hate you anymore," she says. "I've moved on."I swallow and then say, "Me, too."Carmen chuckles. Then, just as she walks out of the room, I hear her mumble, "Alex sure as hell hasn't.

I'm not trying to upset you. I just think it's about time you move