The Grey Rock

This was the dance, a well-rehearsed ballet of tension and avoidance. Each day began with the same resentment, the same unspoken accusations about the night before. I longed for a breakthrough, a conversation that would break the cycle of hurt and anger, but the words always seemed to get caught in my throat. I went about my day, mechanically performing the tasks expected of me, but a piece of me had already died. The vibrant, hopeful man I once was had vanished, replaced by a shell, haunted by the echoes of the past.

The accusations began, sharp and venomous, each word a jab to my heart. I held my tongue, the walls I had built around my emotions long ago rising to shield me from the blows. I had learned the hard way that engaging only fueled the fire, turning this already strained relationship into a battlefield. As the insults escalated, a part of me wanted to fight back, to break free from the suffocating silence. But another, more primal part, knew it wouldn’t work. It never did. Instead, I retreated further into myself, a ghost in my own body, watching the familiar scene unfold.

The night stretched on, a blurry tapestry of tears, harsh words, and the clinking of ice cubes against glass. When the storm finally subsided, it left behind only a desolate silence. The cycle continued, another day added to the endless chain of hurt and betrayal.


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