The Past Does Define Your Future
I remember reaching for you, desperately needing you to be there. Begging, pleading. To be here with me. To hold me, to comfort me. You turned me away; you ignored me. You thought I was too needy. You...
View ArticleWhat Did I Do to Deserve All This?
Things have been going wrong for so long now. I have been trying to just improve my attitude and move forward. Everything that’s wrong, I don’t sit around and complain about it to everyone all day. In...
View ArticleWhen Does an Omission Become a Lie?
I had a couple of big conversations with friends this week that has left me very curious and deep in thought. When you meet someone new, for the first time, you may desire them, you want them. You may...
View ArticleWe are Both Soldiers; We are Just Fighting Different Wars
I am envious of the people you have shot. Those you have cocked your gun at, pulled the trigger and let the bullet rip through their flesh, deep inside, piercing organs and arteries; some crossing over...
View ArticleA New [Dare I Say Brighter?] Normal
[This is rather long - I highlighted the key words so you can skim through and get the idea. :)] I could hear papers shuffling outside, I heard him open the door and he appeared. His eyes flashed...
View ArticleYou Don’t Just Wake Up One Day in a Dark Hole
I keep wondering how it got to this point – how it got this far – how it got this dark – how it got this lonely. Sure, some of it has to do with the events, the situation, actions and reactions. But,...
View ArticleOuch!
That’s all I got. I was hoping for a drug induced splendor to create some masterpieces for you post surgery, but right now all I got is pain. And the pain medication is tolerable with no apparent side...
View ArticleRun, Run Rudolf!
Oh, how I wish!! I likely won’t be able to run again until the spring. Well, really run. I do try a little bit when out walking the dogs. Though I am healing well, now completely boot-free, my left...
View ArticleIt’s Raining Men!
No, not literally. (I wish, though!) Ironically, that was the first song Just Dance chose for me to perform to in my new, self-directed therapy. To ease my restlessness and fulfill my need for combined...
View ArticleTotal Recall: Denied
It sorta rumbles; it feels very hollow. It’s a cross between starving and nausea. It radiates outward from my stomach, causing labored breaths and tingly fingers and toes. I clench my jaw. My mind...
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