Endure
Shaded grey bricks damp with mold grime old dirt mixed with leftover pieces of dead bugs. Hollow drops break the silence between breaths … Continue Reading
Yearly Archives: 2012
Ask
I’m not good at asking for what I need or want. I don’t want to intrude on other people’s time energy resources. This is an issue that keeps surfacing in my life. I keep getting little … Continue Reading
Cobalt
Forget rose. I think the world looks better through cobalt. Ocean-colored. Cool. Refreshing. … Continue Reading
Recharge
I am constantly the subject of a push-pull between people and survival between needing relationships and needing to be alone. People who stereotype a Dreamer* tend to think I could … Continue Reading
Dive
It’s not that I won’t have that dreaded conversation… I have it over and over again in my head. I start listen respond and anticipate the expected response. Then I start over say what … Continue Reading
Tunnels
The questions only lead me to more questions. I crawl deeper into the cavern wind my way through tunnels and chasms, … Continue Reading
Cover
I know. “Don’t judge a book by its cover.” I’ve heard it. I believe it. But do I do it anyway? She was just another girl in the dorms, friends with my friends. We knew each other peripherally, but … Continue Reading
Doll
My sister used to dress me up like a doll. Big fancy dresses, tons of make-up, and extravagant props, using backdrops specifically for the photos, of course. I thought dolls were boring. How do you … Continue Reading
Puppet
Pushed pulled d r a g g e d to the startingX strings catching as they t … Continue Reading
Customer
Her husband was always so busy that he didn’t seem to notice her anymore, she said. He had school work sports and she was an afterthought – if he thought of her at all. They … Continue Reading