My Lover
Francesca Leader
My lover touches children’s faces on the train without asking. “Kawaii,” he says. His friend’s wife serves tea and mikan while the men talk for hours. A little girl plays quietly on the tatami. Afterwards, my lover says, “We could get married,” and I say, “Yes. But we won’t.”
Francesca Leader is a self-taught writer and artist originally from Western Montana. Her writing has appeared or is forthcoming in J Journal, HAD, Wigleaf, Bright Flash, Stanchion, Milk Candy Review, and elsewhere. Connect with her on Twitter at @mooninabucket, or on Instagram at @moon.in.a.bucket, or visit her author page: inabucketthemoon.wordpress.com.
