promises, promises
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Dream Sequencing
He tossed, turning under the covers, and sweating from the terror of Jacob’s figure morphing before him into a giant laughing mouth with joker lips and a…
First Love Thickened With Time
Devon could smell his aftershave, the same spicy, wooded scent that had lingered throughout his adolescence. He hadn’t seen seen Ben in almost 10 years, and…
For My Friend
You’re taking a path Through blades of grass As sharp as knives We used to laugh And let things pass Now you and I’ve Led separate lives I sympathize Heaving…
Darkroom
I rifled through the cabinets, rooting out the offending pictures, the visual assaults on my wellbeing. They would all go. Not one print would be spared, not…
Removed
Beat your own path wherever But stay away from me Leave me alone - leave forever Just stay away from me I wish I could forget you Though I’m bound beyond my…
I Really Do Love You
Wish with a whisper Speak to her deeper Seek what’s within The genuine Place your in Break the fake Mannequin shell Unhand the charade you’ve carried so well…
For You (The Reader)
You could choose To chew your cud And swallow it, But you should spew it out As soon as it’s vomited And if it lands on my shirt I’ll smear it off And fetch…
What The Hell Do You Think I'm Doing!?
I erupt, “What the hell do you think I’m doing!? Of course I’m going to work!” Silence. I locate my shoes-- the last step to completing my attire. I kneel down…
What The Hell Are You Doing!?
I wake up weary in my bones and eyes. The digital clock switches from 5:37 to 5:38 the instant my line of sight focuses. I lay back catching the shock jolt…
Inevitable-- Already Gone
Get snuggly With ugly Shed a lovely somebody If an ‘above me’ attitude reveals Exactly what tacky pulchritude Hides inside once it peels I’d rather elude…
Nagging
After more than an hour, the screen finally went dark. Tonya turned away from her computer, a thoughtful expression on her face. She had been chatting with her…
Closure
The silence screamed what we were afraid to. “Do you think we should-” “I want to tell you-” “What?” “What?” Beat-beat. Tick-tock. “Sorry.” “It’s fine.” He…
She said... No
“I told my daughter about you.” the words fell off her tongue slowly, she watched his face with every syllable for signs of discomfort or unusual movement. He…
Things That Can't Wait
The code spilling before my eyes was immense and convoluted, elegent and engrossing. The determined efforts of the crew around me faded to black: life, the…
Broken Trust
You say, “you must” And, “tell me more” Strumming trust With vocal cords-- Telling too much To afford The full amount of touch You lied, you swore Now I’m tied…
Apart After
You dismiss me, Lady of insanity, Then say how you miss me, Want to meet me, Kiss me, Erase misery, Stir to stillness Blissfully-- We must be Voluminous to…
Moments like these are worth the pain
I’m sitting in the passenger seat of my mom’s blue Honda Cr-V at the end of a three hour car ride. We pull up to the stoplight across the street from his…
Scream
There hadn’t been any warning. Her demons would come out at night, when her eyes were large and liquid and her face was a mask of fear. “I don’t,” she had…
An old friend
I’m going to meet up with an old friend that I’ve had for a long time. She is the only one I can tell anything to, and I think I’m going to tell her how I feel…