The snowflakes fell from the sky
in a quiet hush,
painting the world below
in pale white
I wrap your sweater,
lambswool blue,
around my shoulders,
searching for your car
in the dying light
The ticking of the clock
on the wall
matches pace with my heart,
racing as the hours clip by
Pacing and looking
into the dark night for answers,
tears threatening
as I try not to cry
The phone comes ali...
As the darkness sank into her veins, she felt the evil take her over. She had wished for death. To feel nothing. To know nothing.
This was a thousand times worse.
She felt everything, all at once.
Most especially the burning thirst in her throat. A fire that could only be quenched by blood....
You came into my life
On a warm summer day
With twinkly brown eyes
And dimpled grin
Trying not to fall too hard
Or too fast
Keeping my armored heart at bay
Then the scent of roses filled my life
Your hand in mine, so strong
So sure, it did me in
And the sky had never looked so blue
The air shifted, turned colder
Leaves changing to orange, purple, yellow, and red
Snuggling before a cozy firep...
I know what they expect. I know what they want me to do. A well-bred lady such as myself should find the choice to never let that woman darken my doorway ever again as easy as breathing.
But I can barely breathe as I think of turning her out, of turning her away. She’s the strongest woman I have ever known but my rejection of her would destroy her and send her to perdition.
No matter that ther...
My face aflame
on this cold
winter’s day
To say nothing of
the rest of me
No frost, no ice,
no fall of snow,
could ever compete
With the blaze that smolders
everytime we meet
No wet, no mist,
no torrential downpour,
could ever hope to drown
Even embers would survive
such is their heat
So come let us light
the match between us
and watch it burn...
The first bell rang, sending students, me included, clamoring to various rooms along the hallway. All except for Queen Bee Sarah Watson.
She was still inspecting her already perfect manicure, the tips of her nails as flawlessly white as her shorter than the dress code allowed skirt and chunky-heeled sneakers.
The second and final bell rang out. A few stragglers raced to claim their seats, pant...
First chance meeting
Then a second glance
Each hoping the other
Will take the chance
With their heart
Then their soul
Taking that scary leap
Heedless of the toll
Soaring high above the clouds
Never sensing the rocks below
Forgetting every majestic peak
Has valleys with depths so low
Too late to walk away
Impossible to unring the bell
Wishing you could somehow go
Back in time to before you fell...
The sun was just starting to peek over the horizon, the sky awash with pinks and oranges and purples and yellows. Josh and I slowed our pace from our morning run along the shore to take it all in. A seagull flew overhead in a noisy arc, then darted towards the foamy waves.
That’s when I saw it, the glint of something flashing on the water. I stopped altogether, shielding my eyes from the rising ...
White house
four square
bold black shutters
elm trees line the front walk
Whose house?
My house
See, there’s my name etched
on the sidewalk
my brother’s name is there, too
Big house
noisy house
four bedrooms upstairs
and one down
Voices
shouting
laughing
calling
filling
these rooms with sound
Warm house
safe house
sleeping in the bunk
below my sister
Mommy and Daddy across the hall
Old ...