Shutting the door, I look down at
the small brown takeout box
sitting in my hands.
My fingers, of their own volition,
tear open its folds.
I am eager like a kid
on Christmas morning.
I...
The Darkness
Beneath the weight of endless gray,
the world is fading day by day,
a quiet ache that never seems to leave,
a sorrow carried in the breeze,
trees once green once bowed with...
Phoenix
Most people are betrayed by those they loved dearly.
Some people watch the earth burn because of it.
Only I’ve had the pleasure of witnessing both in such a short span of time.
My...
{A writing inspired by the song “Blue” - Yung kai.}
I promised we would be forever, I kept my word.
But the waves stopped rolling and the end of the path was near.
Let’s walk to that horizon,...
Valentine
by Cooper Bullard
‘Spring finds its footing.
A callow love blooms with the primroses.
The old, jaded oaks give their soft applause.
To a new,
Delightful fervor
Untitled
by...
90 percent of the people I know are addicted to solving problems. Whether it be finding a cure for cancer or discovering a new mathematical equation, they’ll never stop until they’ve drawn first blood...
The Absence of past friends, family, and the life I knew before linger, like lost souls not knowing where to go.
This room used to be a space of enjoyable time. Now it just reminds me of how fast time...
Tennis
In a game of tennis, you get points on your opponent’s failure. So really you are judged on other people, not yourself, it’s all in the adversary’s favor.
It relates to us, you win each...
I slowly sink into my chair on the balcony, in my own home, for the first time in two and a half weeks. I put my feet up on a nearby potted plant that is basking in the sun, trying to regain life...
Do we truly die?
That’s the question everyone’s dying to know the answer to.
Some believe in life after death, while others believe we simply crumple, crumble into dust....
