“What makes you think this will kill me?” Her question halted the doctor mid-speech. He stared at her, trying to get back to his train of thought. It was obvious to her that this was a speech he had delivered plenty of times before. Her question, it seemed, was the first he had ever received. […]
Your circle shrinks the older you get, certainly. You know those around you that will wish you the best, always. Those you can lean on when things get rough, clear. When the sun shades over and the rain is incessant, perhaps. Those shoulders pop up, ready for your lean in, always. Rock.
The way home never seemed clearer than it did at that moment. The trees swayed apart and the moonlight beamed a clear path through. The night air felt cool against his skin, the breeze rustled his beard gently. The call was clear, home was beckoning from just beyond the horizon. Take a breath. Go […]
It crawls into that space left behind by broken histories and assumed expectations. It is the offspring of the marriage between anxiety fueled by a lack of reciprocity and the perception of fading effort. It bubbles up within, threatening to choke and displace the good feels sparked initially… And worst of all, it makes what was […]
Do not be careless with me I am frail, propped up by hope and that wish for a fairy tale ending. Handle me with care and if you cannot do this, then let me go. I fear, though, it may be too late
The one uttered but never heard. The unexpected one, that nobody saw coming. The one that socked you in the stomach, and left you doubled over in pain. The one that sat in the pit of your soul,
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