I am sleeping with a comfortable stranger, recognizable features, soothing snore; but you’re not same man I met over two decades ago. Like two ghosts sharing the same spaces, we rarely collide anymore; we just gave up trying and ended up simply co-existing. I long to lie in your arms once more, feeling your…
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By Alexander Hicks and HastyWords I had a dream I dove into a pool But instead of water It was shards of glass And instead of cutting It gifted me pieces Healing the fragile Brokenness I was The glass I jumped through Was the wall I had built To keep people away From…
I needed to write….and Pharphelonus was there at just the right moment. Thank you friend! Written by Pharphelonus and HastyWords I tried falling asleep alone again On a bed of stinging nettles They pricked me all night again The pain causing my mind to settle The place was dark and lonely And my body…
Written by PassionWriting and HastyWords The storms blow hard The wind slaps my face The darkness is a haze As I struggle to find my way Icy fingers play piano down my back Distracting me from my priorities From finding my way out of this storm That packs me frozen in a bed of…
This beautiful girl, PassionWriting, is so full of life and optimism I was surprised to see how well she pulled this one off. She sent me the first verse and I loved how she finished it! Written by PassionWriting and HastyWords The clouds of uncertainty Cover me along I look for one last ray of…
I stand at the edge of the river with my eyes closed convinced my tears had filled the ravine. Time is passing but how quickly doesn’t matter it just is and I am passing right along with it. Sitting here in this world where nothing mattered felt like home. Your tears feel warm on my…
People who know me or know OF me are always surprised when I tell them I am very socially awkward. Being social takes a whole lot of bravery and constant mental pep talks. For a very long time I was content just working, being a wife, going to school and then one day it included…
A few weeks ago, I was standing in line to buy my lunch when an elderly lady suggested, “You could be very pretty if you tried!” Wait, what?? Granted, I decided to wear a sweater that was a bit over-sized, I opted to wear my glasses over my contacts, and my choice to wear very…
I met this boy very, very briefly one night. It was a chance encounter because I was accompanying a friend to see a play another friend was in and ended up meeting this boy who, as you will read, became one of my favorite friends. I remember shaking the boy’s hand, saying “Hi, nice to meet…
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