Forgive and Be Kind

And if all these friends are not the young and beautiful women they portray themselves as,If they are middle-age men in small rooms with a flickering lightbulb shining down on a yellowed keyboard,I should hope I would love them even still,More perhaps;Do not scammers and catfish need love too? What line is to be drawn … Continue reading Forgive and Be Kind →

Choice and Trust

Combing through Remnants Of what was Finding Nothing Wondering If there was ever anything here To begin with Or if this is all Just a lie We tell ourselves That we might close our eyes And have something to forget There is no such thing as the past Now is all that is But now … Continue reading Choice and Trust →

Born into Fire (3-Day Quote Challenge, Day One)

"There are not classes in life for beginners: right away you are always asked to deal with what is most difficult." -Rainer Maria Rilke We are born Wet bodies Falling to earth Desperate and alone Breathing air Only for a moment Before we are immersed In the flames Of trial and error Stripped clean Purged … Continue reading Born into Fire (3-Day Quote Challenge, Day One) →