the beginning of a sad melody. The incense’s cherry glows, and is the only indicator that there’s light within the darkness. The music –a taunting lullaby in her ears– as she holds herself, and doesn’t fight the tears. So many years, she thinks, have I done this; telling myself Shhh. Everything will be okay. The […]
At the start of January 2012, I was still dating Micheal Hamburger. Which, at the time, I thought was incredible as he was my first long term relationship. And my first. New Year’s Eve I was to baby sit at his house because his mom wanted to go to a party with her husband. The […]
When I was younger I wrote poems for my mother. They weren’t anything fancy, nothing award winning or of literary sensation—just short, small, not-even-more-than-a-few-lines poems; the kind short enough to be haikus but just lacking that rhyming scheme. I was sitting on her custom designed Windows computer—customized to be an easy-to-use gadget for the blind […]
Despair. It washes over me, sweeps my feet from under me, and leaves me sinking within it. My body shakes. My skin tingles. I struggle to the surface, but the moment I’m close, another wave hits, and I’m falling again. As I sink, I wonder why I’m drowning. My feet hit the bottom of the […]
I…almost gave in to tides today.
Hey guys. So. Today is the 2nd of July. And today, I am going back to Clinton to see my folks for the holidays. I’m actually….very excited . I need it. I live with horribly snippy people. I think I’ll move out on my own once I get stuff settled. I love Jaycee and all, […]
