I finally worked my way to the top. My years of training have paid off. I’ve studied the ways the masters taught, using them as necessary to dole out justice. No one knows who I am, but that’s the beauty of it. My fame is in being unknown. My might is unparalleled in my circle, and I exude confidence in every tactic I use. Whoever decides to cross me will lose everything. I am an anonymous assassi...

I am not who I’m supposed to be

But I’ll be her eventually

I’ll use all my might

And continue to fight

Until the day I am finally free

I know not what the future holds

But if I may be so bold

I’ll work on myself

Put my fears on a shelf

Won’t stop until I break the mold

I was born incorrect

I see it as a defect

An X and a Y

Is the reason I cry

When I see what the mirror reflects

But I shiver whe...

There’s a house in Virginia that no one knows about. It’s the headquarters of a secret government agency. Only the employees know of it, and no one can leave the agency out of fear that everyone they know will be erased from history. It’s a realistic fear; the agency has shown it can wipe the minds of the whole planet when it wants to. The agency’s name is unknown to anyone under a certain clearan...

As the flame pierces the dark of the basement of this old, forgotten castle, I yearn for an answer. What is making that noise? I have been woken up every night since I walked into this castle I’m renting for the week. Why does the noise wait until I’m about to fall fast asleep? Why can’t it simply wait five more minutes so I can ignore it? I know the listing said not to go into the basement, but I...

I rounded the corner and was greeted by the warming sight of the Copperhead Bar. My favorite bar, but I could’ve swore it closed down. I walk in to see friends that have long since passed on, and I start to panic. I run up to my wife, who died of lung cancer two years ago. She’s belting out her favorite hits on the karaoke stage like she used to. My best friend that was hit by a drunk driver is in...

The last beer-soaked night

The last time he nearly missed

This time, I am done...

I think I just met the happiest person in the world! Their smile brights up the room. It’s jarring the jolts and jabs of joy others feel in their presence. Their sense of humor is unmatched, finding beauty and hilarity in any joke you could imagine. Their words are careful and concise, constructed to convince against sorrow. Supernaturally sunny, endless exuberance, and always advantageous to anyo...

A bright sunny day going for a drive, the last thing I expected was this. As I passed the coffee shop on the corner, I see a 10 car pileup surrounded by pedestrians fighting each other. The sky is darkened artificially by a blimp flying over. The bodies start to pile up as more and more people file from homes and businesses alike to continue this war on our once-peaceful city’s streets. I stay loc...

Fear rules my bro’s mind

Abduction by a stranger

Been gone for 3 weeks...

Meaningless, dull, drab

Infinite dark and heartache

That’s life without you...