I have a ton of allergies. So much so, that I often joke I should live in a bubble. A rolling bubble. Like the ones you can take on water and bounce and roll around. Those are so much fun. Life wouldn’t be so bad that way. But, […]
The snowflakes touch the ground softly The rain pitter patters onto the concrete The water overflow caresses the floor But the mind crashes the lightning cart Explodes upon impact Detonates like a firebomb No soft landing there Fallen and slow to rise Fallen and all alarms sound Fallen […]
Crispy shrunken sheets from the laundry Scattered pillows spotted with tear drops Hidden streaming tears cutting the face The cramped leg and full bladder at odds To move, move on in a disconnected world It’s a cold, cold bed A time for rest is a myth Rest can […]
Pain in sorrow Sadness in pain Bite to my joy Joy in bitterness Bucking the trend Trending the doom Sorrow is prickly Laughter is tinged Find a horizon Blink till it comes into focus Sigh Exhale Inhale Pinpoint the dagger Bandage up the wound There’s pain in sorrow […]
She rubbed her abdomen slightly as she stared into the open, empty space. It was all empty. But that was not what she wanted. Her life thus far, however, was meant to be empty. It was hard to explain that to anyone in any coherent manner. When you […]
Smile, laugh, and giggle Squeal with delight Hop with a tap Skip with jest Grin and grin some more Grin and bear it, really The smile wears the pain well Abetted by those willingly blinded by the smile Charades, pictionary, and more games Improvisation rules them all
I was channel surfing as I tend to do at midnight. Surf. Surf. Surf. Then I landed on a show I haven’t seen in years because it’s painful to do so. I ended up watching Anthony Bourdain on CNN. It was such an eerie experience especially at that […]
We have all heard, in some way, about the Monday blahs. There are songs about hating Mondays or about Mondays being manic. Mondays can make or break a week. They set the tone. In that same vein, we supposedly collectively look forward to Fridays. The end of the […]
Today I am amused and bemused. Today I am settled and unsettled. Today I am bored and stressed out. The mind is numbed. Yet, emotions running wild and thoughts streaming away on their own. I’m a runaway freight train with no will to stop. I want to hide. […]
It’ll huff It’ll puff It’ll knock your core down Then you lift the door knocker yourself Knock, knock A cacophony of wails Trying to keep one’s poker face But lady gaga we are not