The boy whose mother never told him anything.
Once upon a time there was a little boy whose mother never told him anything. She had decided that no advice was better than any and that nagging was waste of…
The Rain and The Pain
I am alone tonight and all I can hear is the rain falling. Watching the rain out my window, more tears fall from my eyes. Today I tried to pretend that…
Round Of Applause for the Liar
A round of applause For making me believe in you, Making me believe you were different Different than all the scum out there. For saying lies I believed, Now I…
Life among the Dead
I walk down the narrow streets of wherever. The sandy bland coloured buildings appeared to be crumbling with age. The streets were full of people. But instead…
The Meeting
The girls looked frightened with each step we took for home. I don’t blame them with the creatures that attacked us. Suddenly I hear a small gasp, turning…
I Didn't Shape This
The days are now hectic, but I still find time to think. Sometimes those moments pass without warning and sometimes I bring them on. Everytime I think, I…
The Other Side
Funny how a lot of people write about being heart broken and all the stuff that happens about love, but what about the heart breaker? Does everyone assume what…
Trapped In the Elevator
“Can you not touch me? Thanks.” “I’m not touching you!” “The ugly heat from your dirty hands is touching my skin.” “PMS much?” “It’s not PMS, it’s your…
There Are Two Kinds of Pain
His smile faded once he noticed a tear run down her face. Her lips began to twitch slightly as if she were talking without sound. When he saw more tears slide…
Spirit
Slowly, she led him back to her bedroom. He was so hard to support because of his height, but she managed. She layed him down on the bed and took his shoes off…
Deep Blue
Aaron gained enough strength to raise his blue eyes to hers. “What, happened?” After a few moments he breathed the words, “Help me,” to her. She put his arm…
Sunflowers
The boy takes me out to play in the sunflowers. I don’t run with him as much anymore, it takes too much, and I can’t keep up with him like I used too. But he…
It Took One Day
It took one day for my life to change. One day to feel the fireworks and shockwaves. One day for me to fall for you. One month to finally say it. Two months to…
Shooting Birds
I cocked the new BB gun in my shaking hands. The grass felt like a thousand little prickles against my arms. Quiet and still, I laid, staring down the barrel…
Juan
From the outside of Campbell’s Diner, Juan could see the flashing lights, could hear the pop music of his school’s dance a block away. Most of the kids he knew…
Juan de Silva in 25 Years
In twenty-five years, I will have outlived both of my uncles. I will have lost my accent by then. I will have gotten out of this town and will do something…
White Tank Top in A Red Pickup Truck
“Well it looks like it’s just you and me kiddo,” he smiled as they were the only two people of the youth group that had gone to Church that morning, “What cha…
Desk #9: Juan de Silva
Juan de Silva sat in the back of the classroom, mercifully forgotten. After the label of the foreigner had lost its luster in the eyes of his less tactful…
Almost Reunion
“Powers of the witches rise, course unseen across the skies, come to us who call you near, come to us and settle--” Suddenly a man appeared in front of Joey…
Skye Sword
“Where did you get this?” Kron, the blacksmith inquired of the boy on the seat of the wagon. “It fell from the sky three nights ago,” he replied. “That is the…