"Seeking strength in times of uncertainty"
The world is run by lunaticsWho build electric cars,The tyrants and the billionairesWho race to conquer Mars.Their social worth is measuredBy zeros on a screen,The closest brush with povertyA million in green.I’ve nothing much in commonWith the richest one-percent,Treading water...
"She’d built her life around this secret, but now the moment of revelation was within her grasp."
The city lights were a blurred tapestry outside my seventeenth-floor window, a fitting backdrop to the controlled chaos of my life. I, Nikki, was a master of multitasking, a title I earned not just from my demanding job as a...
"The road not taken sometimes was open only for a blink of an eye"
Soon, these footprints will be covered by the snowAnd my heart grows as quiet as the music of its fallThe curtain soon to fall upon the showOne memory remains, clearest of them all.I remember cobblestones, wet after the rain.Water puddles...
"Cassie and Kevin bring their summer romance to a climactic finish."
Saturday, August 10, 1968Dear Mamó,I’ve been secretly loosening my asshole over the past couple of weeks, starting with a finger, then working up to a carrot, then finally a banana. I figured it's already pretty pliable because I take such...
"To my Valentine! You know who you are!! ♥️"
I Love you, darling Valentine, much more than I can say.Our love will last forever, much longer than one day.Don’t need a dozen roses to fill my heart with pride.Everything I ever need is standing by my side.You always take...
"A love chased upon hearts true desires"
A love lost forevermore, to true heart desires.Never once forgotten; Of true love's first kiss.An intoxication that holds no bounds,Blinded by hunger for my true love.A taste that lingers, like sweet champagneThat plays a medley upon your tongue.And dances upon...
"What happens when we come to the end? Are we ever lost in this day and age?"
For a moment, I thought I’d lost you. Emotions welled up inside of me,The uncontrollable floodgates opened,And yet, through all the tears,You were there.In an isolated fragment,Suspended in space and time,I focused on the clear facts,Denying everything, especially grief,And I...
"Love really does conquer all…"
“I’m sorry,” the doctor said, walking away from Mora’s bed.“I’m sorry,” our kids intoned as they sorrowfully turned to leave us alone.“I’m sorry,” the nurse clichéd, as she drew the curtains, then scurried away.“I’m sorry,” I croaked to the somnolent...
He lay beneath the stars of a Van Gogh sky, the scent of cherry blossoms evoking memories so potent that tears filled his eyes. Gazing eastward towards the pale blue mountains, keenly aware of the sun dipping below the horizon,...
"A true story about my life being married and some of the events that took place while I was married."
I was twenty-six years old when this story began.My best friend's name is Danny. He and I were taking flying lessons together. At that time, he was friends with Alyssa's dad, with whom he worked. He was pretty close with...
