Zen or Not Time recedes As it always does But with you by my side Virtue my guide I know the sky may be our limit My love Keep commitment In your bobble box To find time, the version of yourself, The parts that are still you, You’re no bastard, No rough rilin’ past Sweet memories found coated Between frame and its glass. Yet a … Continue reading Zen or Not
Her eyes are endless pools, which she wishes she could drown in. Before her, on a laminated school desk, lies a smatter of creased papers, each crammed with an illegible amount of numbers, symbols, and words. She has no idea of the time or how long she has remained unmoving, simply rereading the notes over and over and over. The picture of a perfect, obedient … Continue reading Now is the Time
City in a forest, swell beneath Appalachia. Where Chattahoochee roars past towering skyscrapers, And Coyotes cry to Delta overhead, blinking in the night. City in a forest, heart of Piedmont. Sprawling train tracks meet Kudzu-covered hills, Hope and opportunity tucked within the valleys. City in a forest, settled under Peachtree shade. Trombone wails on the busy street corner, Harmonizing with Thrasher and Chickadee. City in … Continue reading City in a Forest
“This is it…” He thinks to himself, setting out his homework in front of him. He’s got an essay to write before tomorrow, and he can’t fail this assignment. Tick, tock, tick, tock. His pencil trembles feebly against the ever blank paper, blank like a tundra, an unwelcoming landscape with horrors unseen, lying in wait beneath the snow. No! He shakes away the thought, trying … Continue reading Tick Tock
Have you ever wondered how the trees sway, and the tides of water move? Have you ever wondered how the blossoms die and then get to bloom? Have you ever wondered how snow comes and how you get Christmas gifts? Have you ever even wondered how time works and moves? Well, the short answer is: It’s me. If you haven’t figured it out who “me” … Continue reading Another Day In The Grim Reaper’s Memoir
Midnight is inevitable, Each day must come to an end. Each day with you is hoping that you make it to the next. The clock started counting down the moment you stopped being able to walk up the stairs. 12 minutes. I can’t imagine life without you. You slip on the hardwood, your dull claws grasping for something to pull yourself back up with. 11 … Continue reading The Inevitable
I was a woman,I did live a usual life.Though I may not look like one,Though I might not look like I have. I once had strength.Now, I all but lack it.The strength to find light in any crevice of my life.The strength to look ahead,The strength to walk.The strength to move my measly legs. I was a woman.I did live a fulfilling life.Though you may … Continue reading Dead Silence
There was a pond I’d visit, After work. After my days end. I would drop stones, And sometimes coins, down from the dock. I liked watching them splash against the water. And I loved watching the water ripple. Little wavelets spreading until they hit the edges of the lake. Change. Change had always stumped me. Change. Everyday to work, I would wear the same-colored blazer … Continue reading Salary Zombie
The siren wails in the distance, a hollow echo that barely pierces the dreamlike haze, the sound thick and muffled. Outside, the world burns in a painter’s smear of unreal red and orange, beautiful in its terrible stillness, like a memory half-forgotten. The TV that once showed gameshows, now replaced with an eerie broadcast. You watch as furniture shifts, and chairs get knocked down by … Continue reading Apocalypse Somehow
It was 11:48, and Jamie really wished he’d asked for the day off. It was 12 minutes away from Black Friday, and he could already see the masses of people clamoring at the door for 70% discounts. He felt tens of eyes staring in his direction, not at him, but at the huge “ALL PRODUCTS 60% OFF OR MORE” sign standing behind him. He’d compare … Continue reading Black Friday
