Iman Rafief

—a poem of Mushishi (蟲師)

This short story was made as a mid-term exam for my Creative Writing class with my lecturer, Ahmad Munjid, PhD. It was presented as a tribute to a song by Tom Misch with the same title and for my love for those I could not grab hold of as they left my life. --- Movie – a short love story MY cheek brushes against his. Smooth on stubble for a moment, and then it's gone! He walks along the platforms into the dream. Every fiber in me wants to shout and scream, “Stop!” To run across to him, to take him in my arms. To tell him, “I love you! You silly, silly man, I love you!” But instead, I stand still, heart cracking. Those little curls on the back of his head bounce as he steps out of my life, forever. [1] *** THEODORE has always been the love of my life. Although he may not be the first, he was always the one that I could love the most. When I say we have a lot in common, I mean: we have a lot in common. We both love pastries, while I love some blueberries in min...