The wave came over her again,

She looked across the way,

And there she found the darkness.

The clouds rushed over her again,

This time she looked within,

And there she found the darkness.

Out with it, she’d cry familiar tears,

When the dark took over her mind,

And there she found the darkness.

Nothing but the same, she never changed,

Not until the end did she see her life,

And there she found,

...

Mosley stepped forward to catch himself fully in the mirror, rubbing his jaw to see if it was time for a shave. Not yet. Then it was off to work for him. Another uneventful day at the airport but he must show concern lest he appear as an unmotivated employee.

He saw his friend Anton across the way speaking with an old woman, her hair turned fully white and her cane barely providing any support. P...

Just as I woke, the chill of the air hit the nape of my neck and I immediately knew where I was. In my numbed state from the frosted air of the night, I willed myself to open my eyes and accept it. I gazed up at the leaves not four inches from my face as I lay with my back flat on the grass. Every night I wake up under the same crooked tree. The trunk started off as a massive, even piece of bark b...

I guess i should’ve known it was a bad idea, but i did it anyway. I put on a tough, self-important exterior, but to be honest, i really wish i hadn’t done it. To whoever is reading this, i have either ended up in prison or writing to you from the ‘great beyond.’ Unfortunately those are my only two choices i can see while writing this. Hopefully it’s the latter because God i really don’t want to kn...

As the hazy light filtered through the trees

I felt myself grow anxious for what’s next

The stiffness grew heavier in my knees

As I forced a row of those last few feet.

It was perfectly laying there, unaffected

By the world that ate away at the good

It was not at all what I expected

This feeling of home grow inside my chest.

I forced my aching knees and feet to stand

And took the much awaited st...

Fifteen years after the incident and I’m still here in the hospital tending to the old people who just won’t quit. Things were supposed to be different after the revolution. They promised change and yet everything has remained as it has been since I can remember.

I stripped the soiled sheets of room 216 and laid out new ones just as Mrs. Myers was finishing her walk around the hospital floor.

“...

We were connected by nothing more than our words. No matter what separated us, we would always be together. Our bond was stronger than ever, and misunderstood by many. Something as simple as a gleeful act could be misconstrued as an exhilarated act of somber. So we keep to ourselves in hopes of being reunited again my nothing more that the word that bound us....

The plane kicked off the ground and in a matter of moments, we were soaring through the air. Out of my window I studied the buildings as they became smaller, and suddenly, there was a sickening feeling in my chest.

Every part of me wanted to scream out until my lungs gave out. The sweat on my brow burned as it became visible. I couldn’t understand what was happening until it hit me like a carry-o...

Angela jumped up and down like a little girl, “I did it. I ran the whole mile, Vince. I’m ready for the marathon I can feel it.”

His expression was a less enthusiastic, “let’s not get ahead of ourselves. I still don’t think it’s a good idea. You only recovered two months ago, you don’t want to jump in and hurt yourself again.”

“I don’t want to wait anymore. If I mis this marathon then I have to ...

3 May 1374 - One week following the incident:

It wasn’t my best moment. Although it broke my heart, it opened my eyes to the truth. And that fact is more invaluable than I would have ever imagined.

3 years ago:

Arkayda walked through the door and the glimmer in his ocean blue eyes was enough to make may heart skip a beat in my chest. “Early as usual, Delya. Hope you’re ready to get started. We ...