I never met you before, but I looked at you through the glass several times a year. You had eyes like the sky at twelve o'clock and a smile that could light up this whole town. I never met you before, but I could tell by the way your shoulders were strong and your back …
Dreams.
Is all we seem but a dream within a dream? I wake, shivering with sweat. The sun has not risen yet and the night is still. It’s raining outside and I look to my window. The rain is upside down in this world in the sky, in the clouds, in the trees. They're not trees, …
It Burns.
It burns. And I shower to make it stop but all I can think about is the touch of his skin against mine. Why, why, why does my body ache under the weight of the water? Will I ever feel clean again, the fragile hair on my arm sticks up against the cool night air …
How to be
Out with the old and in with the new! 1. Make a list of things to do (I can check that off the list) 2. Stare at the list hoping it will do itself. 3. Don't do anything on the list and watch Netflix instead. 4. Make a new list because the old list is …
Dear Future Self
Kill your heroes.
People only want to know the glory of the man standing on top of the mountain. They want to see the hero, make up the story in their heads and ignore the truth. We all want to believe in the hero. We need to believe that he exists; believe that what we are striving for …
Her Space Holiday.
I used to know this girl. Who gave her love away. To every guy she met. And with all the games they played. She never seemed to cry. She never got upset. And one by one they came. And one by one they left. I thought that I could fix her. If she would let …
How these dreams can come undone, when you’re young.
The things they remember to forget to tell you. Let's be honest to our 10 year old selves here when we read "growing up is exciting." Because it is exciting, the excitement of complete freedom and control over your own life and happiness. But as your growing up the teachings that are placed upon us …
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Feeding your ego.
Recently I watched the dark comedy Birdman and was blown away with some of the messages entwined into the script writing. As a writer you strive to move your audience and make them feel something, anything. There was a particular scene between Michael Keaton and Emma Stone that stayed with me long after the movie …
My Ideal Man.
My ideal man after a long hard day on my feet would welcome me home with a warm smile and a soft kiss on the lips, He would have cooked dinner for us because he got home earlier than me, so I didn’t have to go hungry, He would have ran me a hot bath …
