Darling Grandma 10.26.12 ©
Wonderful woman - Darling Grandma of mine, I remember you strong, I remember you fine, I refuse to remember how fast you decline- -Do you remember, Just a few…
All the ways I die....
I wake up with sweat making the sheets stick to my skin. It takes me a while to realize what happened. I groan in agony and flop back between the pillows on my…
The Warning
Laura stood in front of the cracked lens of her Matrix. Catching a glimpse of her reflection, she smoothed some of the wildness out of her hair and tugged…
Closure
My sister and I were in a city that I didn’t recognize, but she seemed familiar with. Everything was amber from the setting sun. There were two and three story…
Answers.
How much would it hurt To take away a life? And is it wrong to want to end The worry and the strife? It could be so simple, An action done with ease. My life…
Oblivion.
At times I contemplate the pros of dying. I wish for it. I long for it. I grow impatient. I consider making it happen. I have nothing to fear. What is the…
GURNEY
*GURNEY* Anchor a day Beyond my say Carving a life Drenched in lye Eye’s puffed in truth Face turned up low Gulls fly over Heavy and high
Cancer Didn't Kill Him
No one was there by his bedside when he passed. He preferred it that way. At first, people were by his side all the time, but he was a solitary kind of guy…
A Poor Puddle/ Trickle Down
Elitist culture Is a selfish vulture Led astray of importance, Fed decay with every purchase, I’m sure as certain that they all were Siding behind the curtain…
When I Die
“When I die,” Lia’s eyes flutter open. “-bury me in pink.” Abigail stares at her younger sister, the only family Abby has left, her hand combing back the…
Cancer
In the hospital, it had been bearable. Knowing that eventually, dad would sleep that restful, only-happens-one-time-ever sleep. But he got better. He came…
Nightfall
The Friend beckoned, and I followed. I walked behind it, marveling at the silence of every step. The air smelled of cinnamon and pine needles, with a dash of…
One Day Traded
A hardened heart in a frosty knoll Chest of compressed grasses Is a frigid, fragile, undressed soul Hidden as it passes Through you, what you never…
Euthanasia
It was just something that you erase from the cache of your brain. Something that you didn’t think about because it was just so-- Painful. I stood by the side…
Strange Dream
People stand To shake my hand But why they do, I don’t yet understand. Notes are sold From hearts gone cold Why they want them, Something I’m still not told…
Crushed Flower
I could feel his hand tightening around my throat and I wanted to struggle. I really did want to, but even I as I kicked at him, I could feel the strength…
Gram
I hope I am not doing the wrong thing here. I feel compelled to share my own similar story and if AR doesn’t mind, maybe others can too. She was one of the…
Auntie
In retrospect, the hospital was a rather sterile place. The more I think about it, the less inviting it becomes. We went up the elevator. My mother held a bag…
Upon a Writer's Death
A pen is silenced lying still now on the half-empty page. It’s a fire burning through the library. Words we never read disappearing before our eyes. A heart is…
Old Glory
I…I’m dying. Heh, life does flash before your eyes. How about that. Mom and Dad…life sure was good back in New York. Hey--this is my earliest memory! My…