The purpose of our life, How do we know when there is no guide? Is one supposed to be happy? Who said life is all about being merry? Or should one go through pain? How do we know that's not the aim? Is there such thing as destiny? If yes, why so much crue...
I have come here. I have come here to ponder a question. I sit on the edge before the waves of dawn to learn this humble question. The sand is soft as I struggle in and out of my childhood memory. God? Are the waves speaking to me? Am I a wronged man? Her...
Black Birds Cold night air pinched at the darkness. Frost painted featherlike patterns on the windscreens of the parked cars along the street. Grass huddled together beneath their icing sugar coating. A neon light at the corner of the street failed to n...
Who are you when the white-hot reality of the day shines down?When there is nowhere left to hide and I see who you are.How clever you are at hiding the truth.What is left of us now that I see you? Who are you when the shadows of deceit are stripped bare?W...
I look in the mirror Who do I see A stranger looks back at me Unanswered questions Pop in my head Closing my eyes tight I repeat several times Who do you see Not today I must be strong Don't break now Can't let the tears fall Don't let others down Take...
As children often do, Katy always peppered me with any question that popped into her mind and, most times, it was the standard, 'why is the sky blue?' type question.One particular evening though, Katy asked a question that, not only brought a good laugh,...
"My Uncle Patrick is in Canada," one young boy announced to me on Friday. I was on outside duty that afternoon and it was rather quiet, so I was standing on one of the boxes that the kids can climb up and then slide down, blowing bubbles for the few inter...
u·to·pi·ayooˈtōpēə/NounAn imagined place or state of things in which everything is perfect Lines. Entry 1) I should not be writing, or feeling. They tell me that numbness is normal. They imagined the signs, they envisioned the nightmares, and they fear...
Sometimes I guess I am selfish, denying what is true. Or could be true. So many things have no definitive answers that I go crazy. But not technically crazy. I have been tested after all. So many tests. No actual answer. I'm fine. "You're fine." I get tha...
Children are very curious and inquisitive, so naturally, questions about bodies and body parts are going to come up in my job. How one handles it, is key. Of course, there is that classic childhood game of 'Show me yours, and I'll show you mine.' I figure...
My last story that I published on this site was deep and dark and very real life, so I thought I would lighten the mood a little this week and have a bit of fun with this story. I mentioned in one of my other stories, that American influences are gaining...
I am at a loss now and I don't understand what this world is coming to. Since when is it possible to put a dollar amount on a person’s life? My heart is breaking for the families who lost loves ones in the recent tragedies and the people that witness them...
do I still have to stay?do I still have to care?tell me, please, why should I?tell me, please, who says so?do I still have to show up?do I still have to try?tell me, please, what's the point?tell me, please, when will I know?do I still have to smile?do I...
Hi. How's things? ...Yeah, been awhile. Anyway, thinking of you. ...True. Don't know what to say. ...Sure I do. Omigod. Of course. ... You can't believe that. Not really. Please don't say that. ... Okay, dammit. It hurt me. Alright? ... No. You're right....
