First Encounter

I could write about storms or sunshine, I could regale you with tales of drama and debauchery, or I could lament, but oh how I’ve already lamented (can one ever lament too much though, really?). Surely those aren’t the only options but less I digress into endless list making and distract myself from the taleContinue reading “First Encounter”

have you ever met a woman?

Have you ever met a womanwho brings light and joy to everything she touchesbut somehow also keeps your feet on the ground? She knows when to hold your handand when to wag her fingeryet either way you know she’s beside you. Some may simply call this a friendsome may say that’s familythey’re missing the point,Continue reading “have you ever met a woman?”

rust and stardust

All we are is stars & everything in betweenthe whole universe in an atom& here we are walking around made of many. Can you stand on the ledge of everything & feel lucky?Infinite possibilities lie before you.And here you are! Here! Now! Oh how the stars conspireoh how they shine! On my worst days, IContinue reading “rust and stardust”

inescapable waves

Everyone knows that at the depths of despair, grief is all consuming like you’re drowning in the middle of the ocean with out a soul in sight or a harbour to call home, but what about the waves, that come later and later, fewer and farther apart, less of an impact but they’ll knock theContinue reading “inescapable waves”

life’s a beach

salty breeze licking at the nape of a bare neckthe gentle crashing of waves upon the shorea night sky full of twinkling stars, so far awaya new night sky that is all different and all the same. long tanned legs laid out languorously against red cushionscovered in sand and oil and the stillness of theContinue reading “life’s a beach”

the multiverse theory

People are so concerned with themselvesno one cares how they hurt otherseveryone is too obsessed with their own worldto ever notice anyone elses’. We speak of multiverses as if it’s some sci-fi theoryyet it exists in front of our very eyeseach person lives their own creationyours, slightly different than mine. How much more enriched we’dContinue reading “the multiverse theory”

on mental health

On my good days I am like sunshine extending out to reach the farthest corners. On my bad days I am like fog overwhelming, thick, impossible to navigate through. On my best days I am certain that I am cherished beyond measure that everyone who loves me does so unyieldingly. On my worst days IContinue reading “on mental health”

wildfire girl

She is a wildfire,who doesn’t care who she burns downon her quest to self-destruct. A raging fire can be a beautiful thing,so full of life and yetit so savagely destroys, as well. Her flames burn crimson red and deep ochre,even violent blue, not a solemn blue,though sometimes it may seem so. Sadness can be destructiveContinue reading “wildfire girl”

big questions

Do you claw your way back from oblivion?It’s easy to sit here in all of my moods and sayit would be easier to just not feel at all. When you’re in that moment, when you feel the life draining from you,your consciousness fadingout, are you suddenly desperate not to leave? Sure, life is grim andContinue reading “big questions”

dream sequence

What dreams do know,as they float about,we sleep softly andyet, our heads are in places much remote. A sigh, a toss, a turn,reliving ones lossin the dark of nightit’s hard to know what’s wrongwhat’s right? These dreams do lie,and play their tricksthey dangle promises on our lipsso that when we wakethe sweetest painjust to haveContinue reading “dream sequence”