Short Story Selections

By Asa Montreaux  It wasn’t the first time And I needed one thing from you They always thought they could be you Now they want me just to crop them in I’m the right size, and maybe that seemed A little too real,  And it was only a thin veneer I ain’t gone lovin’ you like that Could it be they thought I’d want to do that? Could it be you could push me past that point? When love wasn’t love and we’d only been pretending a long time. When you were already gone and it’d be me All alone In the end she pushed her, Like they always do. And it was the end, the end of things. Did she say she was me, She ain’t me. Could it be you weren’t right for me? I’ve felt the vacuity the whole time. He wasn’t that short; And it wasn’t really the way it would be Could it be I was not unhappy? Could it be they said I couldn’t be there, And so I wasn’t there. This is all to say she’ll be somewhere away from us Someday soon

By Asa Montreaux  Setting: Parking garage, downtown la Leo(Zac): Hang on baby, we have one more minute.  He drops the bomb device, and runs back to Quinn. He takes her hand and they run out of the parking garage, into the stairwell. They head down the stairs to the exit. As they exit to the first level, Gregorivic is there and blocks them off. He has a gun in hand.  Gregorivic: Stop there, Leo. You were too close to getting away. For comfort. Leo(Zac): No we have to make it out of here. There’s no time. Gregorivic: You’re not going anywhere. Not on my watch. Leo(Zac): But we have to get out of her. That’s bombs gonna go. Please. Come with us. Gregorivic: Nope. It’s other me, or you. And it’s gonna be me. (He points the gun right at Leo’schest.) Leo:  Come on now, let’s talk this through. We just gotta get out of here. Gregorivic: It was too late when you decided to save her. He fires the gun at Leo chest. Leo dives and grabs Quinn and they duck and roll out of the wa...

By Asa Montreaux  We’re further apart because it’s me You can’t seem to read I already know what it is You can trust me  Every thought is accessible to me Everything you’re feeling I can feel If I want to You’re not alone inside, you don’t have to tell me, I already know There’s always another place, if you always live the same We need you to be mutable, We need to be able to trust you, To live up to a higher standard, So you have more to say and the better you behave, Would you be someone we want, Are you sure we want someone? Are you sure they told you could come? Or would it save your life to never leave? They made it sound better than could be true, And maybe you’re running from nothing now, Freedom was all around you, Did someone want to take that from you. There’s no lawlessness here, Though there is corruption, There is misbehaviour, There is danger You’re not alone inside, you don’t have to tell me, I already know I could tell you what’s right before you leave If you t...

By Asa Montreaux  Leave me now Get up and go, Or I’ll have to spend the whole night up with you. I don’t trust you, but I had a minute ago. Is that what you think? It was a risk, but not for the risk, We never knew that years ago, Had we? I long for the cold shivers of your body, Or was I always imagining it.  The moment entangled between me and you, It was for the pleasure and the pretending, Pretending we were perfect for each other. What's it matter?  If I knew what it was you wanted to do after. I liked the moments the future didn’t distract your pleasure Away from me a little. It was a risk, but not for the risk, We never knew that years ago, Had we? One, two, three, You couldn’t have expected that, But your still not in love, And no one ever knew that.  Leave me now Get up and go, Or I’ll have to spend the whole night up with you. ------------------------------------ I can’t ignore the rest, But I wanted to feel a love, I know you wanted to. You can love me, Ca...

By Asa Montreaux  Paradise is in your mind They’ll land where they land Light up the sky After they’re out of the planes Their cars, but we need not fight  There always seems like two sides To every situation We can’t stay here, we can’t go back, So move forward? We’re all for all kinds of changes We want paradise in our lives But you can’t plant a flag there, You can live three hours away, near the Rockies  Or the Pennine, or you can always visit, anywhere, Anytime, there is life after covid, we can pick up and move again, It’s not a spot for forever, consider it time for a change, maybe If you were there before They’ll land where they land Light up the sky After they’re out of the planes Their cars, but we need not fight  Paradise, Pa-ra-dise, is in your mind Paradise, is in your mind Times of peace, are in sight,  But we can’t let the same lines divide Everyday is a time to agree to put the biggest Differences aside, and agree to change. Agree to be human bei...

 By Asa Montreaux  I’ll write you a love song Pencil you in as my friend You’ll buy the diamond ring When you’re inclined When we were young, We played indoors, I wrote when you were home When my friends were at home When we were older we held each other My hand held your world Spun it, flicked it, caressed it Those years are gone, now I’ll write you a love song The you’s will listen away But they ain’t really you, But they ain’t really you, I’ll write you a love song, I’ll write you a love song, When we were young, We played indoors, I wrote when you were home When my friends were at home In later years I’m surfin’ For the meaning of life Through time It did change I’ll write you a love song The you’s will listen away But they ain’t really you, But they ain’t really you.

By Asa Montreaux  You, the princess of pleasure, Meet me, The king of Venus, Wanna come? Hotter nearer, Louder near, Are you feeling more alive? Celestial intertwining’s above the sky You and I  A perfect measure  Of love in the world Are you feeling more alive? Hotter nearer, Shaky landing, Velvet floors, Natural pools, Are you feeling more alive? You, the princess of pleasure, Meet me, The king of Venus, Wanna come? Celestial intertwining’s above the sky You and I  A perfect measure  Of love in the world I’ll read your mind I’ll evacuate your demons I’ll be your heart You and I A perfect measure Of love in the world Are you feeling more alive? ------- xoxo

By Asa Montreaux  Away from there, We are nearly here, crossing the threshold We evolve, we fall apart If love survives, It won’t be the between us In days like these  We try to be ourselves We try to be ourselves In a foreign state Times froze Times froze If love survives, It won’t die to me, I won’t die to you for it In days like these,  We die to be ourselves, We die to be ourselves. We leave the bridge to cross To another love. We are nearly here, If love survives,  It won’t die to me,  I won’t die to you for it One day I will live in love One day I will live in love With you. -------------------------- There is a place in there for you, We like to go there me and you, Under, under, where they make no sound. A cave in my heart A cavern in my love for you. Echoes through your atmosphere Sonar to the eyes Of another learning To feel for you. Above they bewitched our love, The spell of your heart reaches through to me, We like to go there, me and you, Under, un...