Mam and I have lived alone ever since Da died. I remember that day almost twenty five years ago as it were yesterday; there was a terrible storm and Da was outside fixing the tarpaulins covering the hay bales when a freak gust of wind uprooted the ancient...
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My Parachute
You were my parachute.You were my parachute,Always opening, rescuing mejust before I hit the ground. Now, it seemsI am free fallingNothing is catching me this time. When will I hit the ground? You were my whiskey,When I had nothing but a needSo it seems,even whiskey goes bad....
All the ‘grown-ups’ were gone, but no one was interested in re-starting the card game. At Amy’s suggestion, the guys fixed something to drink while she grabbed some snacks. Provisions in hand, they went out into the warm night air on the screened-in bac...
My name is Gary. I have been but buried under the ash of my song long as I can remember. My hands and fingernails split and broken only the given words for meaning. Do you want that too? My name, my path, or my song? I do not claim it is beautiful. I only...
The arrival of Amy’s mother, complete with an old photo album halted both their card game and the Interrogation of Willie. The invitation they had expected and feared, to join her on the couch, soon followed. When the migration ended, Willie and Amy were...
Hearts, as played by Amy, Mark, Willie, and Bob was as much a contact sport as a card game. They’d all been varsity athletes in high school, were still competitive, and hated to lose at anything, including cards. The current debate didn’t center on the...
In my lazy left hand, I grip the dregs of mercy. I can not see her. I can not call or write her. Oh god, she does not even know the sound of my quivering voice. Yet I have spoken her name twenty times a day for five years.Who among you knows how truly sil...
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Cat Lover: That New Year's Scent?
New Years Eve but there's apparently something different about Mill?New Years Eve is the well known evening of massive parties happening anywhere in the world. From a group of classmates, Mill had been invited out to a party in celebrating the coming new year. Jynx as her "designated sober buddy" kept watch over her well...
Suzz
A man pens a ballad for the object of his attention.My darling woman. These words are written,To stop you wobbling like you've been bitten,To give you pause, to open eyes,To show respect, to sympathize. I've only total love for you,And will be here for all you do,But all the time that you need space,I'll s...
Vampire Justice Part 29
Molly's estate searched. Carlo captured.Raven followed Molly into her office and quickly closed the door firmly. Curiosity appeared on Raven's face as she looked at Molly. Before Molly could speak, Raven asked, "What will they find in the rest of the estate, Molly?"Molly turned and stared at Ra...
Didn't take me long to learn the rules of life. Taking and hurting as long as you can kick ass and it's yours. I was fairly literate as a young kid. It came from being accident prone I guess. In fourth grade, I had a nearly fatal accident. I had run thro...
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The story of never have and already lost
There are two regrets in life : You get what you don’t want. Or, you don’t get what you want.The spider = Zhu Er The nectar = Gan Lu The little grass = Prince Zhi Cao The strong wind = Princess Windy Once upon a time, a spider spun its web on the transom in a prosperous temple.She was influenced by the Buddha-nature after a thousand ye...
Anonymous
Interlude
Life is such a very complicated matter. Just we are so impotent when things happened sometimes....Something maybe happens. Something cannot let it happen. But, it happens in life always!And it is completely out of our expectations!All in all, it is just an interlude thathas happened to us this time, this life! ----------------------------------------...
Tonight, I vow by the spirals God wove into my fingertips,That if I am not poet perfect. I shall never write these words again. "I love you, Basil. "I stood in the eclipse of a rainbow. I cried two even tears that the sun had killed the storm clouds. I...