Dear Diary,  You know how when you put your whole self into something or you give all you can that day, even if it’s not much, it still feels like a whole lot to you? And you know, how you feel so good about yourself for a minute because you think you did a lot and gave it your all but come to find out you're not doing even half of what normal people are?  None of that probably makes sense at all but it’s how I feel about...

I grabbed a bottle of my favorite sweet red wine and placed it in my cart. I needed to get a few things from the grocery store before I could finally head home for the day, but Jesus if I didn't want to just skip it altogether and just go home. I was beyond exhausted.Long nights at the gallery in preparation for the upcoming art show had put my body on strain as well as my mind and all I wanted to do was get in my pajamas...

"I want them beheaded," she announced amidst the staggered crying of the women. "You want to cling to the barbaric ways of your heritage then you can appreciate drawing your last breath with your throat against the chopping block."More cries broke out, loud and pain-filled sobs that rang inside her ears. She would finally have the revenge she sought for so long. Recompense for the murder of her beloved family at last. "Th...

Andrea was frantic and distracted at work after she received the news of her mother though, and it only added to the stress of trying to keep it from her father. Especially, since he could always tell when something was wrong with her and her actions didn't help. She was all over the place as she tried everything to keep as much distance as possible from her to him. She spent most of the time in the back of the store "sor...

There's something in your smile that makes it all alright, There's a comfort in your laugh that helps me sleep at night,Something in your voice that gets me through the day. A light in your eye that keeps the darkness at bay. You are, most certainly, the sunshine in my sky,And I can't explain my love for you, so I'm not even going to try.You are simply someone that I cannot live without,You are what makes me happy; it's y...

Steady like a drum,humble and blissfully whole,red reminds you of me.Rapid and Happy,this is what your presence brings,so full of love too. Broken and detached. my love is all but gone now. aches and pain remain. What Am I?