Take This Dance
Night time. Edwin stood at the front door of the now dilapidated Norwood High in a suit wearing a rather uncomfortable pair of dress shoes. No one was there…
Developing History
“For centuries, the documentation of history was left to unreliable machines and worse: The human memory.” The guide gestured to a glass case of microphones…
What Have I Done?
A pile of assorted clothes peeled off in a slow manner still lay strewn across the floor (in my head, at least). It’s just an image I cannot shake, that sticks…
Between Sinking & Swimming
Some things don’t change. New country, but same state: Just out of range. Could I be feeling fate? My love for understanding unfamiliar surroundings, keeps me…
Try Again
If its not to late now, I would like to try again, I let myself get in the way of what our agenda was... I don’t want to sabotage us before we begin This…
Apologies
He shifted uneasily from foot to foot, waited, then pressed the doorbell again. “Jo?” he called, staring hopelessly at the door. “Please, I just wanna talk.”…
Overwhelmed
It starts, my body locks up. First, with a mild chill, then a gentle tremble. The meeting that would seal my fate was fast approaching. I could feel the…
Thoughts - They Drown (Part 2)
Pains, heartache - Can’t change the past - This counterfeit happiness just won’t last. Spinning in circles, making me nauseous - Not letting you hold me - I…
Thoughts - They Drown (Part 1)
So close, yet so far - Always wishing on that star. Always up, never down - Yet I feel as though I’ll drown. My lovely exterior may seem placid - But my mind…
Technical Shame
Don’t look at me. I am hideous, a mistake, a malformed lump of erroneous. Alas, to err is human, to forgive divine. There are no gods in the ether of code. I…
Beginning the Beginning
The judge wandered into the room. He took his time and sat down, smoothing his gray hair involuntarily with his right hand as he did so. He asked the jury an…