Freedom for all,

Is freedom of choice,

Our struggles are real,

We are one voice.

We will rage and fight, to turn the tide,

Our chants and screams continue to rise,

They will crest like a wave, that is no guise,

Help is on the way for our struggles and plight.

...

His visage blurs and fades,

Through a veil of shimmery haze,

Disappearing altogether every dream,

Leaving tired eyes agleam.

His existence is ephemeral like a shadow,

Why does my heart feel so hollow?

Chest tight, breath tight,

Why the same vision every night.

I reached out my hand, to take his in mine,

His profile became clear, it was time,

He turned altogether and smiled,

I woke up, as the clo...

He sat near the well, dreaming of something to wish,

Something fragile, something fresh.

Nothing came to mind, though he rattled his brains,

No ideas, none to avail.

He rolled the lucky penny between his thumb and finger,

Whistled a little ,and lingered.

He had everything he could ever dream of,

Which, was unheard of.

He decided to help others who were very needy,

Why be greedy?

He held the p...

“I don’t want to do this.” Mandy whispers nervously.

“ Oh, come on! It’ll be fun.”I joke, poking my sister in the ribs.

She lets out a small giggle and bats my hand away. They had been coming to this cliff ever since they were little kids, marveling at the vast ocean and wishing they could sail on it forever.

“You can’t get scared now. Remember what I taught you?” I ask trying to boost her courage...

The eerie silence that emanated from the bare rocky landscape was pressing down on his ears with a dull ache. He heaved himself onto the plateau, and surveyed the stark empty terrain before him.

The sun beat down on his head relentlessly, making beads of sweat slide down his brow and sting his eyes. The sheer nothingness of the landscape hurt. All brown tan colors, seemingly innocuous but life th...

The strong wind rustled his beautiful leaves,

Causing its heavy strong branches to heave,

It stood straight, proud and tall,

Respected and saluted by big and small.

Little did the mighty oak knew that something was amiss,

A strange little intruder found,within its roots, deep bliss,

It was living in luxury, like a king,

Dining, thriving, day out and day in.

The tree was oblivious, it was happy i...

God. Kill me now. Hal thought to himself. The woman sitting across him opened her mouth in a wide grin, salad bits stuck between her teeth.

He barely concealed his grimace.

“You’re not eating anything?” She said between large bites of her food.

I think you are, for the both of us, he almost said.

“I had a huge lunch. I’m not that hungry.”

He answered.

She slurped her diet coke, snorting as she t...

The bass he fried for dinner,

Was an absolute winner,

It was tender, it was sweet,

It was a lovely treat.

When he started humming in delight,

His bass voice, stopped me mid-bite,

And although it tasted great,

Supper would just have to wait....

Where were you last night?

Took a walk in the moonlight.

Alone? I find that hard to believe,

Really? At least let go of my sleeve.

I’ll rip you apart in little pieces,

That’s why husbands die of diseases.

Who is the home wrecker, your sweet honey.

Don’t get mad, but it’s your sister Sonny....

I am a surgeon. Man’s salvation in extremely hazardous times. Disease has, and always will be the human race’s Achilles Heel. That is where I come in. A hero with a rapier or in my case a scalpel.

My question to that someone who decided my life, is simple and direct, “Why me?”

I don’t want to do this. Day in and day out. I don’t want to deal with oozing bodies and festering wounds. I simply hat...