i see him all the time in my dreams

i feel like i know him from somewhere

from a timeline far away

a time where it didnt take so much effort to live

i follow him everywhere

no matter where i go

i follow him

unwilling

i pull back

i want to keep my dignity

isnt it clingy to chase after someone you no longer know?

even if you knew them at one point?

please come back to me

i want to feel your hair in ...

Every night they asked me “are you not lonely? Are you okay walking back? Do you want a lift? I can walk with you.”

Every night I told them “no.” I stuck to my independence.

They didn’t ask tonight.

It doesn’t matter how many cold walks home I’ve endured. How often I’ve walked alone. Because it was my choice. Mine alone.

They didn’t ask tonight.

I’ve never been more alone walking home on a co...

The winter months were exceptionally brutal this year and being cooped for more days than being outside was even more brutal. The fire was burning, my tea was warm and a blanket across my lap just wasn’t working for me anymore. I was ready to break loose and be free. Bundling myself up and going out into the cold, windy , dark winter day I felt like a courageous explorer looking for signs of survi...

Nothing could have really prepared me for that cold walk home.

Alone after seeing everyone together that afternoon.

This time nobody asked if I was seeing someone new.

This time nobody asked if we were waiting on anyone.

They finally accepted that I am all on my own.

It was Christmas Eve and I was alone.

Nothing could have prepared me for that cold walk home....

Darkness looming

Light slowly blooming

The icicles hang as silent watchers on the walls

A light rain slowly falls

As he slips away

And returns to the dullness of his day

But his thoughts still remain

In that cold cavern with the ice and rain....

It was a sunny cold day. The wind was blowing and ice was falling. I decided I wanted to explore the cave only a mile away. Apon entering I could see nothing. It was as black as when my eyes closed. I had a small flashlight and decided to wander.

It was a slippery adventure. The floors were wet and frozen. I had been walking for about what felt like 30 minutes and saw nothing but darkness. At l...

“This will be so much fun!” I exclaim gleefully peering up into the sky. The sole light source, in a waxing crescent shape, could not compare to blackness surrounding the dead, lifeless trees.

Ah, this place has seen better days, I think sardonically.

The loud footsteps pounds the ground in an erratic pattern while quick, short, shallow breaths permeated the silent air. My skin prickles and my...

Walking out the cave, I am blinded my the sudden change of scenery, for a second everything becomes bright eventually turning clear. My eyes adjusting to the sudden change, and I stare at the scenery in front of me. The vast spreading trees filling my entire view with dangling icicles as if everything had been frozen in time. The grass and flowers all conversed in a frozen ball of time....

Calum walked through the winter storm, braving the elements, desperate to return home to his sister. But he needed something first--something dark and deadly, yet filled with the properties of healing. Something to save the frail girl back home who relied solely on him. Newly orphaned, Calum and his sister depended on each other. The winter was long and demanding, and through the izy haze and fear...

In my hometown…

There is a legend about a cave…

Where supposedly a 7 year old had been found dead inside of…

A few of my friends and I decided one day…

That we would venture into the cave…

To find out once and for all if it was real…

We walked to the cave at 10 pm…

The time they found the boy’s body…

A chilly night had been waiting for us…

The cave is about a 12 minute walk from the edge of town…...