stories, musings and other creations
There is no home for you here I am not a place to live Take my word for it Hospitality is not a thing The accommodations are sparse There may be infestations Pesky bugs you can't see Until they bite into your flesh In unison Screaming I don't want to be alone But have I … Continue reading Words of Wednesday #27: Discordant Sound
Sometimes there's a path. Running right beside the one you usually travel. You don't really notice it, but it's been there all along. That seemed to be the theme of yesterday's drive. The same old things, but with new ways of looking at them.It's the theme of my life right now, really. Seeing things in … Continue reading Picture Show Sunday #30: Parallels
We call it a re-birthday. Yes, it's often celebrated with cake and revelry. But more so with gratitude. Immense gratitude. I can't imagine my life without him. And yet, it almost happened. My brother added to the list of bright shining lights subtracted from the world by the big, bad C. It's a tale I … Continue reading Dwell in Gratitude
If I ask your opinion It's because I trust you To be straight with me Even if I can't see clearly myself If I reach out to you It's because I need you With me in some capacity Even if it's only an illusion If I look scared It's because I am About to rewrite … Continue reading Words of Wednesday #26: Explaining the Impossible
He is watching me. We play a game of eye contact tag. “Hello, I’m not watching you. You’re not staring either right?” It's not an uncommon bus occurrence. This dance. The interested uninterested. Yes. No. Maybe. When he gets off and runs out into the rain, I breath a sigh. Relief? Disappointment? Both. It's just … Continue reading Universal Forces at Play
It’s just another night. We're going through a rebellious phase. Driver's Licenses give us a new borrowed freedom when parents choose to comply to incessant badgering. We drive aimlessly. The way sixteen year olds do everything. Our friend group splintered the year before and the remaining fragments keep stabbing each other. I'm in the middle … Continue reading Drive It Away
Faces out of the corner of my eye Head whips up, seeking confirmation Do I know you? Yes? No. We go about our day to days Shuffle past, move without seeing/thinking/feeling The more the merrier they say But it's just something they say at parties In movies and on the TV It's just a saying … Continue reading Words of Wednesday #25: Platitudes Versus Personal Growth
