BREAKING NEWS!!! Should I listen to what they have to say? Should I turn and look the other way? Will it be relevant to my day? Have I been cast in a role in this play? DEVASTATION! CATASTROPHE! TERROR! Are they voracious for my fear? Do they hope my anxiety will keep me here? Is this a calculated way to push my buttons or grind my gears? The numbness has already dried out all my tears WAR! FAMINE! DROUGHT! How do I fit i...

There was a time, not too long ago Mouthwatering beasts from below, Would feast on my bone and marrow Would drink my blood like it was Bordeaux Ripped the meat off my bones, Roasted me over hot stones, Deafening moans and groans Devoured in the vacant unknowns The dinner didn't leave me unscathed For years an agony and sorrow, I bathed Eternally bruised and stained Yet, the faint glow of my soul remained Lost in the void,...

He stood in front of me, wide-eyed Nervously, he gulped down his pride When I brushed his chest, he let out a shaky sigh His forehead was moist, yet his lips were bone-dry I parted his hair and saw a rusted zipper And beauty marks laid out like the little dipper A line down his left breast shimmered copper A marvel of the improperly proper I held onto the tab as we held our gaze His face turned green with malaise Crusted...