City of Angels

I’m in a Marshrutka again. For One week I see myself going back and forth crossing the same station three times from different sides now returning completely. All the way back to the Black Sea with a big knot in my throat, tears in my eyes. A big drama. One of those I know. One that I ignited. One that I started only to get the all too well know reaction of mirroring my anger, frustration and disappointment, turning the whole situation in an uncontrollable fire. A fire that I wanted him to extinguish, to suffocate before it started burning but instead like so many times before I got the mirror. The same anger, frustration and disappointment arising, escalating in the same blame I’ve heard so many times before. Me being the reason for all bad, accusing me of manipulation, making fake drama, not being normal. Self-fulfilling prophecy. I’ve heard it all before. One too many times. Uncountable times. All this hurt. Pleading him to stop goes into nowhere as at this point he is understandabl...