Payback
The Sun had set and it was hard enough to see my own feet, let alone keep searching for Kelly. Why would she run off like this? As much as I hate to admit it…
Slots
It was still there two weeks later, propped against the sugar bowl on the kitchen counter where I habitually kept awkward or obscure items of mail - and this…
(Day 57) Humanity for Humans Lost
Forget this act of kindness, please. Just look the other way and pretend I wasn’t there to pick you up. Don’t turn and give me some bewildered look due to my…
A Hollow House
The door bell rang. Warped sound fought back the silence that permeated my house. For a moment I thought it would be her. It was impossible but I that didn’t…
Stranded Without A Life Jacket
I am lost at sea, clinging to the only bit of my mast I have left (The rest was destroyed by the lightning bolt). The waves rocked and took us captive without…
Sophia
I confess with red eyes hidden behind despair clenched fists, it is my fault she’s gone. Life with her at my side was so easy, so pleasantly bearable. She sat…
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…
Waves
In hallowed halls an angel sings of sin, redemption and something lost. Sand and salt. All things fade, and fill. A tide awash with feelings. All the empty…
Her Child
Jessica held her son in her arms. He looked just like his dad, a captain in the US Army, fighting in the 4th WW. Jessica’s husband had been in charge of the…
Tales from the Sidewalk: Lost and Alone
Shelly was terrified. Nothing looked familiar. She had no idea where she was or where her mom had went. All she could do was keep walking forward, tightly…
Ran So Far Away
I just lived in the TV and the magazines that summer. Posters of Sheena Easton and Slash flickered blue against the walls of my room. “Sleep tight,” I’d say…
Reinforcement.
Do you understand you hurt me? Do you realize I cried? I gave my heart I sold my soul I bought your every lie. Do you feel bad when you see me? Can you even…
Sunlight Over the Water
I continue up the hill, and a stunning view of the forest lies before me but I don’t stop. I continue down the other side of the hill and the trail forks. I…
The End
Forget me and leave me I am not but a lie A shadow transending from another life Your anger causes anguish But makes it easier still To become stronger in my…
Lost!
“Mummy? ... Daddy?” the little girl cried, lost in the cold, heartless crowd surrounding her, trapping her. A tear of confusion, fear and utter misery escaped…
Dear Father.
Dear Father, You ruined me. And you don’t care. I believed you that day, when you said you were just going to the grocery store, and that you’d be back soon…
Make It Stop.
Can you hear me? If you don’t act soon, I will slowly fade away into nothing. Can you see me? I’m losing more and more of myself and my sanity every day…
Too Much is Never Enough
What do I fear most in life? It’s hard to describe or explain, like a forgotten classmate’s name you just can’t quite put a finger on. It has been called many…
The Girl of Twigs and Glass
A girl. She knew she was a girl at least, but nothing more would come except tears. Tears in the middle of the forest, trickling from her Murano marble eyes…
Charlie's Gone
The morning reluctance clamped to the activities of the waking house. Charlie’s mom and dad rolled out of bed. When showers were done and breakfast was eaten…