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He’s in his twenties and hardly worked a day. Goes to school, completely shits on his grades. Talks a bit, and you know, he tries to date. Ends up curved and so he self-medicates.   You see this is a […]

For the next six months the crew of The Rising Sun sailed further and further south, determined to find the mysterious island. As they headed towards the more unknown and uncharted reaches of the White Sea, the weather began to […]

As the winds lifted along with the music that began to play in a wooden ship not far from here, so did the spirits that inhabited it. There were many smiles that echoed with laughter as drinks were passed from […]

While I was swimming in crystal clear water, I saw my memories of you.   That first time we kissed, you ran your fingers through the tangled mess I called hair. My eyes were closed, yet I knew you were […]

To the stranger sitting by the window With a glass of whiskey on the table. Eyes staring out into limbo A black round bowler hat that might make you a label.   Who are you?   Cheeks as thin as […]

When we were young we planted trees; broken branches, shoved in the ground. Meeting at the stop sign every day to race forward through another dimension. A lump of mud we called a hill became our salvation, at the risk […]

Trees harbour squirrels and other small strangers. Fog and gloom to rise at dawn and settle at dusk. The lurking cold presents dangers to every shriveled fungus and petal. Dead leaves rustling down, haunt the forest floors. Emptied branches of […]

Lose yourself in the fog, the pacing of the waves on ancient volcanic rock, blind to urgent futures. Distance becomes misty between craggy cliffs, scrubbing at the shores —highest tides in the world. Heal in this suspended time, in the […]

She is often a soul of passion and chaos. Wild and wandering.   I don’t have a big enough vocabulary to explain who she is, and what she means. So, I’ll just say this;   My fingers find their purpose […]

Do you ever feel above it all? Staring down at the people, watching them laugh and play. Distanced.   You are just like them, Only different too.   Your mind has been buried for so long, A burden fills your […]

Every time I walk on the lonely path Searching for someone else to share a life The manic mental laugh slithers in now The phrase spoken in hushed tones across town “No thanks” I know it means nothing right here […]

There have been too many nights where I can remember thinking how nice it would be to draw my last breath to have my heart slowly fade to a quiet slumber to sit in the rain, look up, and drown […]

There are greens in the blues, browns in the frowns of everyone around and thats okay   Lines are blurred From errors occurred By the universe’s strategic Mind that keeps us combined.   All these fine lines. All these fine […]