Even Heroes Get the Blues
A sparce wind flicked bobbing weeds this way and that. The field stretched in all directions, a sea of green and tawny brown. Solitary and still, a hulking…
Upon a Pedestal (Ramblings, Pt. 2)
Was it unfair for me to stow this extra weight upon your shoulders? The combined mass of all that is me? Not to a shallow emotional extent, but to an…
Gone
Her twin sister wasn’t coming back. Every day on the news, that dumb blonde reporter said that the police were so close to finding her, that they found a new…
What's The Opposite of Schadenfreude?
Greg stared into his weak rum & coke and swished the ice around. (Why am I even here?) Well, his friend was getting married. Of course he had to show up. He…
Sea of Dreams
My dreams assail me. They leave me troubled. They leave me. I see visions of lives unlived. I drown in my own insecurities and doubt. Once they left me sore of…
Do Not Follow In His Footsteps
There is always a way out, my friend, no matter how bleak the path seems. The rooftop will not console you, the pavement is not your escape. Do not listen to…
Lackluster
Sometimes, a stranger comes out from behind a closed door, blanket in hand, toothy grin etched into his worn out face, and he takes a lunge toward me. We…
A certain kind of sadness (1)
Because? Because? Because there is a sadness, this sadness, a certain kind of sadness that cuts deep and drinks deep and drinks until there is nothing left, no…
Yesterday.
Dear journal; Today is Thursday. Yesterday I was happy. I am happy today, too. Just not as much. Today I want to be Somewhere I would feel happy all the time…
You will be Forgotten
I stood there, at the precipice of self-annihilation, looking down at the sea of sorrows ready to swallow me whole. I made no effort to keep my balance; only…
Medley in the Key of Sadness
Kevin sulked down the sidewalk, kicking pebbles and acorns as he went. He wanted to be mad, but the only legitimate target for his anger was his own…
Fix You.
And we crashed. Down we tumbled. Our seat belts bruising our sternums, glass shattering from the windows and breaking our skin. Then we stopped. We hit bottom…
Black Sheep.
The love can’t be shared. Why would she love me anyway? There are two sheep in the family. She is white as snow; pure, favored. I am the black sheep; ignored…
Bring Me Flowers.
The results were finally on the table. Just like that, my life was on a time sheet, every minute was precious. I cannot speak the words, it makes my stomach…
Loneliness In A Cupboard
I reached into the cupboard and pulled out four dishes today. It took me a minute to realize the mistake. It took me two hours to compose myself. The kids…
The Hole
The presence of the hole didn’t take me by surprise; I had wandered through these woods daily for the past seven years and watched it slowly being carved…
Why
James couldn’t sleep. This, however, certainly wasn’t new. Ever since Nathan’s passing, he had become a changed man. Emma and Charles had become accustomed to…
its over
you take her heart and tease it you watch her heart grow for you you know but you dont say you act like your clueless you let her waste her life on you for…
Love Too Good to be True
I’m not one for monogamy. I’m no one man girl. But there is one who shapes my world. As much as I’m not grounded. Flighty as a matter of fact. No matter how…
Love Too Good to be True
I’m not one for monogamy. I’m no one man girl. But there is one who shapes my world. As much as I’m not grounded. Flighty as a matter of fact. No matter how…