From Jump | Shauna Barbosa

From Jump is a collection of short stories about emotion. Tangible and intangible feelings concerning love, pain, sex, fear and trust. My favorite aspect of the writing is how controlled and vulnerable it is. The perspective is focused and it's written in a way where more than one interpretation is warranted. If you are a fan of words and interpretation, this is good read.

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Check out one of my favorite pieces below.

Again

I fell out of love with you years ago. As you exhaled and released me, I moved
away from your bare skin thankful for the night. There are many things I imagined my tears would bring. I thought they'd bring you home. I thought you'd see me, see us.
Wish I could write some things down, carry them everywhere. I am not in love with you. I do not enjoy sex with you. But it feels comfortable, you know the angle of my breasts, memorized the rhythm of my breath.

You know when I leave. I'll be back. We dance around pain, around questions we really want to ask. Angry with you for sharing your love. Going in circles, hoping things will change. Knowing if our feet allowed, we'd continue to dance around the things that stay the same.