lost on the tarmac
honeymoon in the airport
jetlagged and jilted
senryu by M. Nakazato LaFreniere
This is what happens when your life feels like a country song, she thinks. Sipping the whiskey in the bar, she jots down the lyrics jetting through her head. Nearby a musician on his way to Nashville overhears her humming a few bars to herself, listening as she mouths a few syllables. Walking over with his guitar, he says, let’s put a video up on facebook. A bit drunk, the abandoned bride says why not.
An overnight sensation, the woman goes on to become a famous singer, and thanks the twists of fate and brisk lawyers who keep royalties out of the hands of regretful runaway grooms suddenly missing what might have been and a very real mansion rising up in the centerfolds of music tabloids. Of course, she and the guitarist share a tumultous affair in a sea of tweets, crashing spectacularly in snapchat moments, his revitalized solo career bursting with albums.
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jetlagged and jilted
april prompts
putting my feet in the dirt