We met in the summer
Hearts fluttered passions flew
A sailors song our anthem
Ignorant of the ending we already knew
When heat and love are high
It makes the sweet promises you utter
Promises of forever
Promises of a life better
By winter our love could not break
But the alarm of war sounded like thunder
Duty and honor bound you had to act
By water and blood we were torn asunder
All night I wa...
When I awoke from surgery I expected to see a nurse or maybe two nearby, but the reality was horrifying. Not only was I in a dimly lit room filled with other hospital patients, but there was not a nurse in sight. The walls and ceiling looked makeshift. The room had a damp, cool atmosphere that I just could not seem to shake.
I sat up in my bed, searching for a nurse to explain where I was and ho...
A song on repeat
Volume turned to the max
Head banging
Hair flipping
Arms dancing
Sing along as loud as you can
No one but the open road to judge
Let the notes flow through you
Energize your old bones
Fill up your weary soul
Breathe it all in
The happiness, the nostalgia,
Impossible to frown in the aura of his voice
Let all your worries loose
Throw them in the wind!
And then play it again....
Past experience told me that if something was too good to be true, it was. So when I walked into my favorite lunchtime diner and got a vacation in the Bahamas as a side to my usual burger and fries, I was sure there was some sort of catch. A week long vacation for free just for being the one millionth customer? The doubt wheels were turning in my mind.
However, I could not just turn down a vacat...
I think I have just met the happiest person in the world.
When she looks around her she sees all the pain and suffering, but chooses to focus on the little bit of joy she can find. When she smiles the whole room brightens, the atmosphere instantly lifted. Nothing can bring her down, for she walks on the air of confidence. She’s been through hell, and now she’s back.
She doesn’t let anyone take...
My heart raced as my eyes darted from tree to tree. The pines towered over me like a large and ominous audience, hindering my view and therefore my search. The sun should have been high in the sky by now, but in this forest I could not tell. There was a dark tension so thick it was palpable - not even the sun shone here. My legs continued to put one foot in front of another without my mind telling...
I refuse to beg you for my life. I realize it would fall on deaf ears, and I doubt that an appeal to your emotional side would make any difference on whether I lived or died. If it makes any difference to you, I would very much like to live. There is a life that depends upon mine, a life much more precious than mine own. A life free of sin and stain, perfect still before he draws his first breath....
