She had been a bit of whimsy mixed with a dash of meticulousness and a coating of stamina and strength. Perhaps just like most women. Most humans. It was hard to go through the little that was left of hers. What to keep? A piece of people that […]
She walked through the park with great confidence. She was feeling a bit off with all the pollen in the air. Yet, she had a bounce to her step. The flowers all around her were bright and pretty. But, that was not why she had a bounce. She […]
She looked up. She looked around. Grabbed her phone and declined yet another call. She shook her head in weary contemplation. Life is a maze. Maybe a hampster wheel. But more like those rat mazes in which the rat can’t find its way out. Always a barrier to […]
So many words. So many images. Yet, the building stood emptied for years on end. It dared anyone to enter and say a word. No thoughts or feelings could be contained. It served as a vessel for corrupted, yet innocent energy. What more could it be? It was […]
She hardly ever went out to that spot. But today she felt a great compulsion to do so. She was inexplicably drawn to the chair and followed the directions from her inner voice. She sat down and grabbed some snow. She breathed it in. She looked up to […]
They did it. They finally did it. A grand sense of relief. A weight lifted off of her shoulders. A movement forward. A stop to the mental hemorrhage. Now their lives could truly begin. Or so it felt. Everything had been in stasis. Or so it had seemed. […]
She looked at the photograph wincing and pining. She took another look and hurriedly put it away. She couldn’t bear to look at it. It reminded her of a time past. A time she could not recapture. A time that was not hers. Although, she really wanted it […]
Cobwebs. Rusted gate. Dusty step. Locked up. Forgotten. An empty bowl. A thriving cactus amongst the ruins. A reflected life with no humanity. Hiding. Biding time. There’s no key. No exit. Can only push through. Rush in. Yet halt time. The memories linger. Ghosts within ourselves. A heavy […]
Some people say that her love cannot be real. But she was determined to not regret a life she hadn’t lived. That cabin was proof of the true state. It contained her energy and vibes. She always went around saying “how do you kill that which is already […]
She stared at the throngs of tourists. It was a dream of hers, since childhood, to come here. But she didn’t feel grand elation. She kept rubbing her abdomen. The scar was throbbing and getting hotter. Just like the building she felt tilted and out of sorts. She […]