The voice echoed in my mind ",but sometimes we have to let go." Not me I thought. Everyone can let go but me. I turned my face upward. Snow kissed my cheeks and forehead and for a moment I forgot where I was, what I was doing. The feelings inside me reduced from a boil … Continue reading Sometimes We Have to Let go
Category: Writing
The First Tree Grove
Marxen Holt opened his eyes and focused on the last tendrils of his dream. His hands found the notepad next to his bed and he began to write down all he remembered. There had been boxes like those found in banks. Except on the front of each plate were a name and a photograph. Many … Continue reading The First Tree Grove
Establishing Habits
It is a common belief that a habit can be established in 21 days. This idea seems to have stemmed from a self-help book published in the 1970's called "Psycho-Cybernetics" and then reinforced by a plethora of advice columns. This number isn't completely accurate according to psychologist Jeremy Dean, writer of "Making Habits, Breaking Habits." With … Continue reading Establishing Habits
Fractured Mind
Each passing day plunges you further into the heartbreaking depths of my fractured mind. I am not speaking about the depths which touch my heart. The depths which make me feel every ounce of hurt and pain, causing me to curl into a ball at night with tears staining my cheeks. I am referring to … Continue reading Fractured Mind
Postage Due
Dear Friend, It has been a long while since we have talked. I remember we used to spend more time with one another than without. You knew me better than myself once upon a time, yet I dare say things have changed. I am no longer the boy you once knew. Ten years have passed … Continue reading Postage Due
Terrible Sunrise
The nights are torture. My dreams tear at me and when I wake, you are gone. You haven't been there for some time but the pain and the hurt are fresh. It feels as if you abandoned me, even though I know that is far from the truth of things. Yet when I wake the … Continue reading Terrible Sunrise
Hidden Calm
There is a calm hidden in everyone. It is under the snow and the rain and the hail. It is a leaf the color of sunset lying on the ground and teetering in the wind. It is a flower opening petals toward the sun and brushing off the morning dew as it stretches for the … Continue reading Hidden Calm
An End, A Beginning.
When I was young time passed by in minutes and hours. Homework would take me thirty minutes and then I would read for thirty minutes and then I would go over to my friends for an hour or two. Chores would take an hour or two on the weekends and so on and so forth. … Continue reading An End, A Beginning.
You and I
Missed are the days we used to have. Missed are the days we used to live life to the fullest. We used to be one but no longer. Now it is You and I. It started when I walked down brightly light corridors and peeked through glass doors into the rooms beyond. Dreams and aspirations … Continue reading You and I
The Time Has Come My Friend
The time has come my friend, To rest your weary head, Take to the sky and ascend, I dare not lie or pretend, A piece of my heart has fled, The time has come my friend, This mortal world you shall transcend, With words unwritten and unread, Take to the sky and ascend, … Continue reading The Time Has Come My Friend
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