works by william pham, 2005-present
100x450 - 31 - what can hallmark say about me
Our friend was leaving town for good the next day. We should have had dinner and talked for hours; we should have said all the words we would no longer be able to say. We should have been prophets. We should have talked for hours then had coffee and talked for more hours.
But instead we played video games until six in the morning and then he was on a plane, flying very far away, and we promised to keep in touch but we knew he was gone.
My last words to him: "You know, you suck at this game."
copyright (c) 2007 by william pham
photo credit (c) 2007 natalie huynh