I would slit my wrists to give you meaning. I bleed my unformed thoughts to show you truth. Yet, is it helping anyone, or am I as superficial as the next 'blogger’, posting a premature idea to be an early entry on the daily prompt ? I was contemplating a creative way to communicate the... Continue Reading →
Fashionable
It was a mid-morning start, which meant the traffic was a little lighter and the gangs of retirees were taking over the cafes. I pulled up next to a trendy family car - Upper middle class. I couldn’t see the driver. All I could see was the left arm of the passenger. The wrist was... Continue Reading →
The Beach
Ash floats through misty sea breeze, Above infinite sand of memory. And a mother’s son runs along this beach, With the water cold beneath his feet. A revery passage to the other side, A moment’s mortality magnified. They built a castle by ocean spray, Worth more in time when washed away. Beneath, or within, the expanse of... Continue Reading →
Funeral
The bitterness of death swims in my blood. But I can’t feel it. There’s a dizzying warmth in the room, Faces from the past share smiles that scream. Walking beneath the waves, beneath the sea. Someone took the wheel from me. We all become part of the same organism. And this monster is drowning but... Continue Reading →
We Are All Connected
Have you ever woken up wearing a blindfold? Imagine waking up in darkness, bound to a chair with blood dripping down the side of your face... Completely blind to everything around you. The gash on your head makes you dizzy and you have no recollection of what happened to you. And then you hear it... The... Continue Reading →
Down at Dawn
I am the one who stands in shadow. A man trades his time for left over time he can’t sell. When I was young, I saw men that stood under a full moon on the edge of the ocean. They would cut off their shadow and banish their own soul. Men don’t do that anymore.... Continue Reading →
2014 – One Year Closer To The End
*5* A husband grasps his wife's hand in a hospital bed. “She’s losing a lot of blood!” “One more push!” A cry so beautiful it quenches the new mothers pain as she hold’s her son for the first time... But the lights in her eyes go out. *4* John’s first birthday. The sound of fireworks... Continue Reading →
Storm
I was once a man on a ship that sailed aimlessly in an endless storm. My eyes would search for the stars, but the clouds ruled the sky. Nothing could be seen. The fog was so thick that I couldn't even see the water beneath me. An actor learns his lines. A cold reading. The... Continue Reading →
The Vile Mint 