If we are going to fall apart. Can we please do it slowly? So I don’t have to lose you all at once. My heart just couldn’t take it. If in one moment you’re here. And in the next moment I’ve lost you. I need to hold onto you as much as I can. I... Continue Reading →
Sparkling fragments lay all over the floor. A million parts of me staring back. An image shattered after hitting the ground. Leaving reflective daggers that can pierce the heart. Hurry! Sweep up the stardust and the tiny shards. Before the bad luck takes hold. Header Photo Credit to Pexels.comhttps://www.pexels.com/photo/broken-mirror-in-close-up-photography-10164349/
In this small, quiet moment I am hopeful. Not because things are necessarily good. Or that I know things will be better soon. But because I believe things will get better eventually. Hope is not a fragile thing, waiting for rescue. Hope is a warrior that fights with bloody fists. A current that grows more... Continue Reading →
Are you just standing there? Waiting for a time to feel alive? Do you feel the echoes of failures past? Like thick chains of iron holding you back. Do you not feel the rage? The closing of doors. The people shutting you out when you deserve a chance. No. Not today. Today you will not... Continue Reading →
It’s two am when I sink deepest into bed. Toss and turn as my thoughts swirl and leave me teetering. I should be sleeping. But instead I spend time worrying. The quiet night calms me at first. But when the silence doesn’t hold, my thoughts get loud. Too loud. I get my loneliest at 2AM.... Continue Reading →
Hello Internet! I hope all of you are doing well and enjoying your holidays. If you are traveling for the holidays, I hope that you stay safe. Around here it looks like Christmas is going to be rainy, but not snowy or icy. I’d love a white Christmas but I guess I’ll just have to... Continue Reading →
You cannot rest now, sleepy giant. Do not close your eyes. For the world rests upon your weary shoulders. And rest it never does. Header Photo Credit to Pexels.comhttps://www.pexels.com/photo/person-lying-in-bed-beside-window-1572728/
I'm the best I've been but I want to be better. Do I need a better car, better job, better life? Or just a better point of view on all of this? Hoping to be better while avoiding being bitter. Can't cash in now. I have to be a better better. Who is betting I... Continue Reading →
Hello Everyone! I hope you all are doing well this holiday season. It has been a really long time since I’ve published a proper Weekly Blog here on my blog and that streak continues because there is nothing proper about this. I just wanted to give you all a quick update on how I’m doing... Continue Reading →
Do I contribute? To the wider conversation. Do my words reach your eyes? Inspire positive change or ruthless violence. Is my voice one of the people? Or of selfish desire? Am I just banging the table? Hoping my shouting is heard. Do I need to contribute? Are my words that important? Or am I just... Continue Reading →
Allen The Writer 