It’s like a panther

Watching its prey.

Innocence

Left exposed to the elements.

No alter objective

Other than to live.

Oblivious to the ravager

Hidden in the shadows of love

Only to fall victim

To abandoning lust.

The panther strikes

Picks the bones clean of all it wants

And leaves the rest to rot....

“Kids! Get down here for breakfast! I’ve called you five times already!” Aji shouted up to them.

Footsteps rushing downstairs came to Aji’s ears, and a few seconds later, Willow, Asha, Cal and Jax appeared. The four lined up in a line. Cal(4) at the end, Asha(8), next to him, then Willow(14), after her, and last, Jax(15).

Aji smiled at them all. “Very good. Now pick your plates and pancakes.”

I...

I remember the smell of the cookies as they baked in the oven, not knowing where this would all land me years down the road.

Who would’ve thought this is where it would be.

Messy, at times, but a safety net.

Chaotic, and yet strikingly beautiful at first glance.

I only ever saw the beauty in the chaos. I only ever wished for solace for you in all of your madness.

The definition of insanity as...

The music blared over the speakers. Laughing, talking and dancing.

I sat at a table, a cup of punch in my hand. Emily swirled past me, her hands in Mason’s.

I thought she would have realized I’d come, and that I’d come because she asked me to. But I guess that was before Mason moved in to town. Almost wish he hadn’t.

I take a long drink, draining the whole cup. I set it down on the table, leanin...

In a way, this was a happy ending for both of us him getting married to his beautiful boyfriend and me dead on the floor. I always had a crush on him since year eight we had met in year seven everyone said we looked alike. When he was sixteen he got a boyfriend. I had to win him what ever it takes. I befriended him we became best friends. I remember the night in the cinema he was scared grabbed my...

Dear Dad,

I hope you’re happy.

I hope you found what

you were looking for.

Whatever it was that

made you walk out

the door.

Must’ve been

damn important,

I’m sure.

I wonder what it would’ve been like,

to learn from you - or rather learn from what you should’ve been. All those things a father should teach his boy. To throw a football, to stand up for himself and others. To shave - when t...

In the end twas what we had,

In the beginning it was what we needed.

the middle there was us,

In the end twas what would happen,

In the beginning it was what we wanted.

the middle there was everyone else

In the after there was an angry silence,

In this silence there was time.

The middle there was him.

In a way, this is a happy ending for the both of us....

Don’t say my name

Trace my curves

Don’t say me

When I can hear on your lips

Her

Don’t wish me Goodnight

Kiss me good morn’

Don’t look in my eyes

Without her

Forlorn

Hold me close

Rest your head

Heart to heart

My mind distressed

Close your eyes

Feel my skin

Don’t tell me where I end

And she begins

Break my heart

While she holds plenty

Tell me what am I

If she’s everything l...

“This is nice. The two of us having dinner like old times.” She looked down the length of the unreasonably large dining table Sat directly across from her was a beautiful man in an emerald suit.

“Do you remember when you proposed? You weren’t nervous at all.” She chuckled, slicing through her steak. “And I had absolutely no idea! We were supposed to be seeing a movie downtown that night but I rol...

Sky is getting red

Body’s getting cold

Heart is skipping beats

Mind stars to lose itself

I don’t know what this is

Could be death or it could be I realized the last time you left

Was in fact the LAST time

You showed me how to love myself

Even when I was down you’d be the one to pick me up

I knew you were indeed my dream girl but I never knew how impactful a dream could be

Not until you chose...