Let me dream through the nightmares. Let me endure through the pain. Let me remember the good times and the laughs that we shared there. Let me resist the hollowness growing inside and the desire to give up. Let me find space, safety, and warmth. Let me see the light shining overhead again. Let me... Continue Reading →
Chilly winter night. Wrapped up in a cozy blanket. Warm beverage. Warm fire. Good book. Snow falling outside. Keeping me inside. Time for hibernation. See you in the Spring. Header Photo Credit to Pexels.comhttps://www.pexels.com/photo/firewood-burning-in-fireplace-1724228/
Parents trek through deep snow drifts. Leaving footprints like stepping stones. So the children can leap after them without touching the snow. One day the snow will all melt away. The children will have to make their own path. In a fresh batch of snow. Header Photo Credit to Pexels.comhttps://www.pexels.com/photo/person-stepping-on-snow-1653689/
Sitting in an office cubicle. Answering emails, pushing numbers. Creativity left behind. Small progress. Large progress. No progress. Doesn't seem to matter much. A chain of command so long and nebulous. Can't see the top. Can't affect the bottom. Rhythmic work where days blur together. Like marching soldiers taking orders. Or factory workers placing the... Continue Reading →
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 →
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/
Allen The Writer 