Pacing. I’m pacing. There is an uneasy feeling in the pit of my stomach. I feel it frequently, it is a tenant of my body, it doesn’t pay rent, it claimed squatters' rights some time ago. The corridor is narrow and dim. It feels like a claustrophobic tunnel with the entry and exit blocked. The overhead lights flicker, they emit a soft hum and crackle, it’s barely audible but echos in the chasm. It’s quiet, so quiet, but st...

Riding the coattails of false hopes Hoax, Hoax, Hoax Illusions of a stable safety Built on a delusive contentment reality Hollow questions and responses Promises, Promises, Promises Devastation occurs even with good intentions Honeyed words fall flat without actions Shakes of excitement, quivers of anticipation Expectations, Expectations, Expectations Fantastical plans without any initiatives Results in forlorn alternativ...

“Don’t wait up for me,” mom said, slamming the door behind her before she could finish her sentence, her voice muffled from the other side.I sighed and grabbed the bag of popcorn from the microwave, the corners hot on my fingers. Muttering under my breath, I tore open the bag and upended it into a bowl, a waft of popcorny, buttery steam hitting me in the face.The movie started as I sat down cross-legged on the old sofa, t...

You were the sun that burned my skin because I trusted once again;Your words were like stars that fell from the sky, Only you know how often you uttered a lie;With your smooth talk and promises, you had me believing;Though I realized too late you were only deceiving;But I can't really blame you; I should have seen from the start,You were only an actor, playing a part;When you spoke of the future, I did not readily see;Tha...

Broken heart yet again, same old lies with a different spin;Hopes and dreams kept on hold, after all that time it grew old;To think I'd loved you all those years, pushed aside all my fears;Of never having your love returned, another painful lesson learned. 

Love me trueor let me go,No more lies, I pray;Let me goto live my life,No more games to play;To live my lifewithout your love,I'll try to find a way;Without your loveI'll carry on,To live another day.

If I'd known then what I know now, I'd never have stood beside and taken the vow; But hindsight is 20/20 and love is blind, the caring facade veiled secrets, well confined;  You keenly pursued me, and turned on the charm, a well executed plan, meant to disarm; The sweet talk and flowers had the desired effect, they silenced my doubts and put them in check;  It wasn't too long till I was wearing your ring, as I planned our...

Blindly I refuse to see the writing on the wall as your sweet voice caresses my bruised ego. My mind won't accept the bitter truth. Old lies escape your lips disguised as a new start to our fractured lives and battered romance. I'm led into a long forgotten land where promises shine like the midday sun and kisses are sweeter than ambrosia. Old dreams are awakened from their ancient slumber and new dreams fall from your li...

I woke up today and realized, I am just not happy. And yes, I am sappy. Sometimes. Through all the chaos and fire-fight, my hand slipped from yours as I caught sight of the madness that night. I guess you could say part of me died the next day. The very next dawn I knew something terrible had gone on. With bullets flying overhead, I lay still, crying, trying to remember what you'd said but it's just so loud. Instead, I fo...

Who was that just now?She leapt inside my headWhispering little liesDragging me out of bedDid you see her?Did you hear her?What was it that she said?If you choose to listenShe’ll forever spin her web. Does she look familiar?Have you seen those eyes before?Have you read the songs she writes?Is she one you can ignoreWhen life becomes a boreAnd you want something moreOr you are wondering what it’s all for?She is knocking on...

Would you be mine, Valentine, or have you already promised another? Girl. You think I don’t know her, and maybe I do. Maybe, just maybe, I know you lie to her too. Perhaps I know because she has told me so. Her questioning glance when you grab me to dance, the hurt in her eyes as she acknowledges your lies. Don’t get mad at me sweetie pie, I’m not the one caught in a lie. It’s not me hurting another, and I am not the one...

The White Pawn VIIWilliam found Derren sitting on the steps to the Gods Temple waiting for him. He had asked Derren to wait after he saw him to the white Sages, but he only half expected him to do so. Especially after getting stitched up for hours by the sages, his stab wound to the side was the worst. He was lucky the blade missed his kidney by a hair width, or so the sages told him. They gave him a cane to help him walk...

Fuck! I wish I didn’t care. I wish I could walk away and never look back, forgetting everything, feeling nothing. I should never have come here. I certainly don’t belong here. Belong. What a strange word that I’ve never really experienced. People call me crazy, lazy, and oh, what was that you called me? Ditsy. That’s all it took and I was hooked. I go weeks without you, and I never ever care less. Or remember less, or wan...

I know that you have said that everyone lies and that everyone tells little white lies, and I guess I am the same. My name. I’ve told you. That is true. I am who I say I am. I am yours as you’ve asked me to be. But I sit here, thinking of the little white lies and am struggling to find those that I have told you. I look around and see, what appears to be, no trace of the real me. But this I know for certain, I hide behind...

There was a girl, So far down in a deep dark hole. The blackness all around her suffocated her. All she could think about was what it would be like to die. Little did she know, She was already dead inside. Every bone, every cell, Every fiber in her body was cold, lifeless. She could see pictures of her everyone she knew. They all surrounded her, Taunting her."Why are they so happy?""Why can't I be like that?" Then the ans...