Down into the black

https://dandelionscribes.com/publication/honest-words First published in Dandelion Scribes; 10-13-3026. Down into the black Are my eyes open? Everything is dark. I move my eyes from side to side. Close their lids; up, down.  Nothing but black.  It’s calm this nothingness. No fear  or anxiety.  Just darkness. All black. The surface under my feet feels hard. Brick, wood,Continue reading “Down into the black”

Moving on 

Part two of two “First off he’s replacing mom. Second, this trollip is going to take him for a ride.” “Mom’s been dead ten years. Replacing her would have been him getting married the day we buried her.” Charles retorted.  The glass clinked again. “She’ll spend all his money. They’ll travel all the time. You’llContinue reading “Moving on “

Moving On

Part one of two The silence was filled with a gurgling sound. The sound liquid makes when being forced out of a bottle by air. Quickly it was followed by the splashing sound of liquid filling a glass. Then came the plunk of a bottle being set on a hard surface. After a second orContinue reading “Moving On”

Who is this face in the mirror I see?

Who is this face in the mirror I see? That pair of eyes staring back at me? I see a child like wonder there. One so young, innocent, and naive. On second glance see, sadness and pain beyond the years. A dull pain that will not go away. A longing. A burning. A yearning. TheContinue reading “Who is this face in the mirror I see?”

it so hard…?

Communication, communication, communication Penetration, penetration, penetration All I wanted was to get close to you. You shut me out, which makes me blue. I lost my temper getting hostile and mean. Creating in our play a nasty scene. Why can’t you see what you do to me? My heart forever more cannot be. In myContinue reading “it so hard…?”