I walk through the gardens outside Bamebridge Boarding School when I hear a scream come from the old barn. Everyone else is meant to be in class. I immediately run to the barn and find a tall man clutching at Daisy, a young student. “Hey! Don’t you dare h...
Three knocks, then another I peer throught the peep Been a year-- no, almost two And the memories flood back Our bodies intertwined In bed and soapy tub, in the meadow and the car Heads and hands between begging legs, not caring who knows You, the ideal o...
Although all his friends laughed at him Blake knew that mermaids are real. It was a strange thing for a cowboy to talk about, since he lived and worked, well, inland, away from the ocean. However, after every cattle drive instead of hitting up a cathouse...
Chapter 1 Walking toward the reception table, Thomas Hawk was about to attend his first high school reunion since he graduated eleven years ago. In truth, he was a bit nervous, wondering if he would recognize anyone. The invitation said it was an ‘all c...
Last letter. You open the Bronze Star and Purple Heart, placing them with care on your bed. Sitting and reading his yellowed last letter. At the bottom a drawing of red poppies and his last words. I love you. I miss you. I need you. Memories. That cl...
Silence is deadly, it stilled my heart, So quiet, yet able to blow my world apart, It deafened with a force beyond description, Where before, your words were my world, my passionate addiction. The silence deafened me when you took your words away, No more...
For the first time in a long time She dreads the walk up to her room Usually, he is there to reassure her And hold her tight. But not tonight He made his choice To toss her aside And crush her Christmas wish. She looks around the room Remembering...
I was sixteen when I lost my dad. It left me angry at the world and with a chip the size of Texas on my shoulder. He was my world, my best friend. He put me on my first bike when I was just knee-high to a grasshopper. He would take me around the yard as I...
She sat in her car unable to move. "Is this real? Is he really here?"It had been twenty years since they'd seen each other. They were young and in love as only kids can be. So sweet and innocent although they were never truly innocent of the hardships of...
Let me say these things now, as IThrow these words down on this electronic canvas. Words that are written in internet ink, andWords that have stayed in my head,Stagnating and idle,Clogging up my life, and my soul...For far too long.Words that I should hav...
"Could I have just one last shot,I'm not the man you knew.I promise I would love you,if you could love me too." Those words were never spoken,but I often wish they were,when she left me forty years ago,when I truly cherished her. I never should have let...
You try over and over to be the perfect lover and friend with no luck Then you realize you need to just give up and walk away to save yourself the painLetting them go is never easy but it's better than the pain of the break up It breaks your heart but you...
