Teaching How to Dream
A species unknown to you pale purple floaters bobble in my eyes and they ache from the dreams last night. If only somebody’d teach me how to dream... That’s a…
Observations
Trapped within the metal bullet, people cram together like sardines in a tin. Personal space no longer exists in the cramped confines of the tube and you find…
How Laughable
Comedy twists the deeply painful Into that which can be spoken of with relative ease Though often used to replace critical contemplation And mistakenly thought…
4. I Laughed Myself Away
*Comedy* often makes us laugh, if it is done well. Curiously, so does a jolt of sudden fear, if it turns out that the shock was needless and especially if we…
An End
And what of the funerals of intimates? Ever since I sat through my first loss, the end has plagued me like an aftertaste, always ghosting around the back of my…
Greasepaint and Legs
“Aww, come on- you don’t want the kiddos to be disappointed, do ya?” hollers the huge painted mouth by my face. The size of his mouth make his eyes appear…
Indigo Burns
Rain trickles down the window pane A soft indigo blue like a pulsing vain Fire may burn inside my heart, but explodes, leaving its scorching mark Water…
Chthonic Creatures
Her breath was heavy and her heart pounded. As she sprinted she could hear the faint presence of the bodies behind her, their voices hissing angrily, “You…
Reoccurring Nightmare
I curl up in a ball on my bed, grabbing my stuffed teddy bear and clutching her against my chest. It feels good to have pressure against the constant, dull…
Favorites and Fears in One Song
Gables on houses Gazeboes in gardens White calla lilies And long picket fences Rainbow like scales on saltwater fish These are a few of my favorite things…
Into Battle
He could see the fear in their eyes they were all crouched down. He knew that this would be a tough one. He boomed in his deep soft north English voice “OK you…
The Speed of Life
If I stopped for just two seconds to feel what was going on around me I would realize that the moment I stopped running would be the moment that I realized…