“Listen Adam, before we start this conversation you need to tell me right now what happened to your arm.”PauseStare“...and the truth...”Pause“..all of it.”PauseTake sip of beerAdam: “Fine. I...”“Look, I won't get mad I promise. Just tell me...please?”Slight pause“I got dope again...and fell asleep at the wheel.”PauseShocked, disappointed face on Ashley“I was doing good for a while, you know...sober (at least from that) fo...
Oh, I don’t know just where to begin — “Where it feels right,” you’d likely advise. I smile; though merely a thought from within, It is your voice, familiar and wise. I have learned so much from you, my friend, Some of it serious, some of it silly. You’ve shown me when to stand firm, when it’s better to bend, Or more prudent yet to ponder a water lily. Yes, you make me think, but you make me laugh too. Who knew laundry co...
People pass into (and out of) our lives constantly, like the ceaseless ebb of the restless tides. Some people almost seem to "flit" past; we see them, become acquaintances, converse, then they are gone. They are like shadows to you. In the night of the duration of your relationships with these people, a light emitted by the word "acquaintance" casts the shadow. You know there is a real person there, possessor of the shado...
When friends betray friends,With words less than kind, It tears apart the friendship, And all the ties that bind. When friends betray friends, It hurts you to the core. All the trust and love, It all goes out the door. Like an ice cold sword, That tears through your heart, When friends betray friends, It will tear your soul apart. All the love and friendship, Built up from the ground, When friends betray friends, It all c...
How did we get to this point?No more laughter,No more outings,No more texts.I don’t know how to deal.True, we were inseparableBack in the day.Always ditching classes,To play video games.I miss the fun we used to have.I sit up at nightThinking about you.Remember when youAsked me to be your girlfriend.I miss that briefMoment in my life,When I was in your arms.I don’t know what,Went wrong between us.The only thing I knowIs t...
If If I called you up in the middle of the night,To tell you something is just not right,How would you act, what would you do?Would you take the time to talk me through?Or would you tell me it's way too late,That my problems just have to wait,How would you act, what would you do?If I were to really need you.If I were to show up at your door one day,What would you do, what would you say?Would you take me in and keep me war...
