{"id":323,"date":"2023-03-22T22:53:12","date_gmt":"2023-03-22T22:53:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thingsistillremember.wordpress.com\/?p=323"},"modified":"2023-08-26T22:17:55","modified_gmt":"2023-08-26T20:17:55","slug":"eggshells","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thethingsiremember.co.uk\/index.php\/2023\/03\/22\/eggshells\/","title":{"rendered":"Eggshells"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"604\" height=\"604\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thethingsiremember.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/wickedlola_feet_walking_on_broken_eggshells_35df2b54-0ede-47e9-8269-44bc813c85dd.png?resize=604%2C604&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-596\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thethingsiremember.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/wickedlola_feet_walking_on_broken_eggshells_35df2b54-0ede-47e9-8269-44bc813c85dd.png?w=604&amp;ssl=1 604w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thethingsiremember.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/wickedlola_feet_walking_on_broken_eggshells_35df2b54-0ede-47e9-8269-44bc813c85dd.png?resize=300%2C300&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thethingsiremember.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/wickedlola_feet_walking_on_broken_eggshells_35df2b54-0ede-47e9-8269-44bc813c85dd.png?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 604px) 100vw, 604px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>I drove us home shaking<br>In need of a drink. Something to calm the nerves, like brandy or JD.<br>All that walking on eggshells for the good part of a day.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Watching the play of a relationship conducted on a tripwire.<br>The slow and steady build up of ire, the furious stabbing of felt<br>Because nothing had sold<br>At our little craft sale table.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He went and bought her a small gift to make her feel better but the spikes of her aura flamed at his impertinence. At his simple desire to appease her. That was simply not enough.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>An hour later she sold something for a good price. I thanked the Gods.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><br>Then she said to him, \u2018I\u2019m not buying you anything though\u2019 and I wanted to help him escape. Run away from the disdain. The malice, the moods, the fucking pain.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><br>But who am I to say so I just counted down the minutes until we could pack away and escape this nightmare of a Sunday and pretend that all was ok.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I drove us home shakingIn need of a drink. Something to calm the nerves, like brandy or JD.All that walking on eggshells for the good part of a day. 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