A field of peonies,

Blossom across the floor,

The liquid of life,

So vital and yet so abundant,

It continues to pour across the ground,

Forming intricate puddles,

As the man looks to the sky,

Eternally studying the stars,

For he cannot close his eyes,

Because his blood paints the floor,

A murderous red,

And even when looking to the stars,

All he can see,

Is death....

“Take your shot, stranger. You’ll only get one,” Tyler said, staring down the barrel of my gun. Who does this guy think he is? I hold his life in my hands and he’s acting like he has the gun!

“Listen up, Tyler. I don’t know what you think is happening right now, but you are on thin ice. Now kneel before I paint the alley with your brains.”

“Well, that’s quite the mental image, but I think it’s bes...

Walking past fields of daises,

Sun beaming down,

Bumblebees floating by,

Yet I can’t help but frown.

Buttercups and daffodils,

Leading to a golden sandy beach,

Perfectly yellow day,

But blue is all I see,

Because I am walking without you....

“Why is it that the dead are seen as gone?”

I mean… are the people who think that really wrong?

“We are simply out of reach like distant stars!”

Still farther than I can get to by car.

“Death is another stage of life in a way.”

So then why is it that in death you stay?

“No angel of Death can steal someone’s light.”

So what? You stare down Death and ask for a fight?

“The sun dips below the horizon...

“I’m getting married!” Julie burst, jumping up and down. She and her best friend Kevin had stopped by their life long favorite ice cream shop, Creamy Bliss, and she couldn’t keep the secret any longer.

“Wait, what? Really?” Kevin asked, stunned.

“Yeah, me and George! Can you believe it?”

“Hardly! Congrats, Jules.” Kevin forced a smile, trying to be happy for the girl who meant ev...

Hush, little baby,

Don’t say a thing.

Rest for tomorrow,

And what it will bring.

Hush, my child,

Close your eyes,

Tomorrow is always a

Big surprise.

Hush, my sweet dear,

Tomorrow waits for you,

And no matter what it brings,

I’ll be with you....

“Well… this is awkward,” the woman said sitting across from me.

Instead of answering, I started trying to figure out where I was. Tan walls that were in desperate need of some kind of decoration, a concrete floor begging to skin some knees, but no door. Or windows.

“Hey, dude! Can you give me some acknowledgment?” She prodded, bringing my eyes back to her. Hair the color of honey, baggy shir...

When a flower longs for warmth,

The sun can’t help but shine.

When the farmers beg for rain,

The clouds can’t help but pour.

When the dreamers ask for a sign,

The stars can’t help but oblige.

When you look up to me,

I can’t help but do my best,

To offer you,

The universe....

I chased phantoms for years,

But never could catch up,

To you.

Lost among the words,

I never got to say,

To you.

Fading into the twilight,

Because that’s all I am,

Without you.

Smashing all the mirrors,

That never again,

Held you.

If only I could go back,

I’d say,

Don’t try to hide,

And make yourself small,

Don’t try to fade away,

Just because it’s hard.

Trust me, little one.

Life’s doesn’t g...

Some days I look out at your house,

And wonder if you’re looking back,

If maybe you feel like I do,

Like you’re having a mini heart attack.

I get butterflies from head to toe,

Every time that you look my way,

And my lovey dovey feeling heart,

Skips a beat and flies away.

Sometimes we bump shoulders in the hall,

Accidentally knocking backpacks,

And my face gets hot with rushing heat,

Like I’m hav...