The Company of Birds
I see the birds. They swoop in gentle arcs, all grace and streamlined elegance. In flight their voices remain mute. Once nestled on a rooftop here or a hesco…
The Call
The haze of dawn crept through the forest, infusing the ferns and jagged rocks with its golden mist. By the chirping of bluebirds and magpies, Jane knew the…
Freedom
My father is an anarchist he’s awfully awfully proud of freedom from the government and always ready to go down as a protector of his personal his own agenda…
(6) Confined Sunshine
Who goes in the shadows? You there. Are you there? where black hole’s freeze the rolling waves and warm breeze of time’s coastline? Tied-tight-n-outta-sight in…
Soon, We Shall All Feel This Free
A release from yourself. One minute you’re sitting cross legged on the dusty tile floor and the next, you’re soaring over the Pacific ocean without a…
fly away from the flames, young ones
fly, foolish, fearful children! fly, cast away the shackles that try to hold you down to the ground and spread your raven wings and think not of silly things…
Cowhide
“So, where to?” Hirc asked as he reclined the passenger seat of the Cadillac. He got comfortable and folded his hands behind his head. His unbuttoned denim…
Gypsy Road
“Living in the city,” Bo said, “can be a cold and lonely place to be.” He raised his massive woolly head and horns up past the windshield of the Cadillac…
Work, Eat, Sleep...Repeat.
He limps into the office, his soul lagging behind like an unwilling child on a grocery run. One arm, then the other slipped into the pin-striped straight…
The Moment We've All Been Waiting For
The minute I leave, the weight of a boulder is taken off my shoulders. I breathe a sigh of relief now that I know I won’t be locked away in the dungeon from…
Chopper Babe On the Run
Marisa squeezed her thighs around the chassis, opened the throttle, and felt the thunder of 2000cc’s of power course through her petite frame. The chrome on…
Paradoxes: Visitations of the Lowly
A world of squalor paraded before young Talus’ eyes, blinking in and out of existence behind the wooden bars of his cage. Nobles floated along, oblivious…
I have a dream, still.
There is a misconception that the issue of race and the separation of the haves and have nots is not there. That is wrong. Daily my children are called spics…
I Need to Run
Waiting in her office, I pressed my hands in my forehead. The principal walked in the room, with a phone in her hand. “James, Jamal, this is the 8th fight…
Pardoned
The crisp, cool breeze ruffled his hair. He could smell the rich, earthy reek of manure from the nearby farms; it was so much cleaner than the cycle of urine…
Finally
Usher’s “There Goes My Baby” played in the background as they drove through the streets of Brooklyn. “I’m surprised you came.” Sammy whispered. “Me too. I…
Notice of Eviction
In the more liberal areas of the United States, socialist tendencies have strengthened. Laws have been altered to protect the individual and society over the…
Freedoom and Illusion
“Everybody wants the illusion of Freedom,” The dark skinned magistrate crooned as he eyed the prisoner with suspicion. “but nobody wants the responsibility.”…
Free at Last
The sudden rush of fresh air filled Scott’s nostrils. The small tiny hairs of his nasal cavity had not touched fresh air in over 3 years, at least free air…
Things Taken
“Will the youth ever find their future?” Father asked no one in particular. It was a code. He was talking about me again. I was in the next room, getting ready…