Seventy five lightning strikes. That is all that it took. Red always looked good on her and now it was even more striking. It was time to keep this secret quiet. There was nothing more that could be said. The evening had started well enough with a gentle […]
I just don’t know You profess and profess Yet you run like the wind I just don’t know You gleefully admire Yet you fail to connect I just don’t know You publicly, notably gush Yet you pass without a nod I just don’t know You cite a crucial […]
She wants to fall deep into the abyss Fall deeply into the dark While the sirens sing away Fade away Fade away The darkness is coming She has longed for it for days The reprieve has been given Fade away Fade away It had all gone amiss Now there […]
She put her hands together. She had not prayed in ages. Perhaps the last time she prayed was when she last needed something really badly. Wasn’t that always the case? She didn’t know who she was praying to. She just knew she needed divine intervention. She could not […]
Little girl blue Tried and tried to cry Yet no tears fell from her eyes Broken heart and broken ducts Even onions brought forth no tears She was done at midnight She was running on empty She was out of fairy godmothers Little girl blue Tried and tried […]
Break the box Burn that box Banish the box Smash that box Shred the box Scrap the box Pierce the box Pickle that box Punch out the box Stop thinking outside the box For you are still in the Box’s confines The Box must be destroyed And you […]
The last four weeks have been a series of crazy events for me during which I have had to also think of the great attributes of my colleagues of friends as I have been asked to write letters of recommendation on their behalf. It seems to be quite […]
Cracked twig Cracked smile Cracked spine Angel frost and tangled webs How quaint it has all become Primal screams Come on boys Tell me how happy you are Body ache Heart ache Nerve ache Apple watches and gold swatches Your mundane yellow chariot awaits Primal screams Come on […]
For the love of Lighthouses: Finding one’s path forward I have always loved lighthouses. Even when I lived in the South Bronx, where I only knew the blocks around me, I dreamt of lighthouses. Once when stranded abroad due to a hurricane, I searched for a lighthouse in […]
Up and away we go round and round. Below they watch as we fly up into the sky. Are they happy with us or waiting for disaster? Isn’t everyone waiting for disaster? Tick tock. Tick tock. Time doesn’t wait. I see him. He is there with steely eyes […]
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