Say Something
~ Say something I’m giving up on you ~ He sat quietly, refusing to look in my direction. I stood at the door, bags in hand. My eyes blurred with tears. ~…
Unsolvable
I am the Rubik’s Cube where the colors never aligned; the Sudoku with only odd numbers. I spoke in metaphors and hyperbole. You translated into binary code and…
Repercussion
I tried to get you out of my head, I even got up and out of bed. I know already that love bites, But you know i’m never giving up this fight. Once you give…
Never again, this time I'm sure.
Jan, how could you? We shared our innermost secrets, and our darkest fears. The tears stream down my face, I don’t even bother brushing them away. My nose…
Pain
The recipe is simple. A sour friendship, a torn heart. Heavy bleeding. The only way to staunch the flow is to compress the heart. The heart solidifies, now a…
Greeted Like a King
If there’s no dog, she’s gone, Alton thought to himself as he slid his key into the doorknob and prepared to be greeted like a king. Nothing. No paws scratched…
Best Friends.
The party was packed to max capacity. I pushed my way through the crowd. I couldn’t find the only person I needed to talk to. Finally, I saw her golden hair. I…
Alls fair.
He holds my hand, I have an “itch.” He hugs with both arms, I hug with one. He leans in for a kiss, I peck him on the cheek. He tries to send me texts, but I…
Baited Breath
I hear the keys jingle beyond the door. It must be her. It’s been three days. She tends to disappear, but rarely for that long, not without calling or briefly…
The Machine
I just can’t concentrate with this machine inside me. I need to rip it out. It’s been making unusual sounds lately. I think it’s jammed, and I need to fix it…
Recovery
It’s almost funny how you left me so long ago, yet I am still in recovery. I am slowly, yet surely, healing a bit each and everyday. I’d like to believe that I…
A Change of Heart
“I’m tired of this. Get her out of here.” He did not look around as the guards took hold of her and began to drag her away. The silk dress, a gift only two…
That Hollow Feeling
I felt something break inside of me, and as I watched her walk away with another, I knew that all I had left were empty dreams.
The Heart Knows
Heartache is by far the most poignant part of love. Before you experience it, all the talk about feeling your heart ache or break sounds like just another…
The Stiff Wind
It is so real. This constant awareness of my gut and all my innards bumping around, spinning, whirling, cartwheeling...dropping fast. It was flying. A dream of…
Now What?
The big question. Now what? I sit on the edge of my bed, guitar resting on my knees, trying to put my newfound numbness into words... into a song, but my mind…
Driving While Intoxicated
“Shay? Shay, are you OK?” His voice is a distant echo. I’m not even sure who he is or if he’s talking to me. I don’t even care. I can’t get those dueling…
Better nothing then pain (challenge entry)
Your sad smile planted a raging fear deep into my fragile heart. I knew what came now; the fatal blow. You looked to the ground. At those final moments, you…
Better nothing then pain
Your sad smile planted a raging fear deep into my fragile heart. I knew what came now; the fatal blow. You looked to the ground. At those final moments, you…
Fallen Daisies (5)
Warm, salty droplets trickled down her pale cheeks and fell into the ground. She ran her fingers over the bumpy scabs on her legs, and, with a force she was…