Denial Stories

Sigh, "You know what, this just sucks." "It is what it is, Zane, no need to get upset." "Yeah, but, ya know... that happened, man." "Let it go, it'll all be fine, everything will be fine." They looked at the situation they and their friends are in, there's only one way to describe it, they all noticed it, but are too afraid to speak on the subject, don't even want to think about it, for a mere thought will shut it all dow...

As I walked into the room it felt as if everyone there turned to watch me. My wife walked alongside me for support, but in her heart, she knew she could not help me. I alone was responsible for the path I had chosen last week, and now it was time to hear the result of my actions. I stood on the plinth, with my back to the hushed gathering, and awaited my fate.  Peering up at me the administrator slowly delivered her verdi...

I never loved you Silently Recited in my head I never loved you Quietly Just to hear it said I never loved you Said again To speak those words out loud I never loved you Forcefully Though no one is around I never loved you Wondering When what I say is true Can be a source of pain each day And break my heart anew.

It's hard, holding your eyes open. One drink too many, you suppose?One drink too many, my friend. But so what. It's my right. I'm of age, many times over. I'm of age. One more drink. To try and forget, block out, erase the pain. The pain of being a citizen of the world. Today. The hate and inability to accept. The differences. Each of us, a creature of evolution, and biology.Children of the earth. We are what we are. They...

A haze of glowing warmness struggles To breach the seal that covers my eyes This sultry light is unnervingly bright And tugs at my lids; commanding them to rise Hastily I aim to assist the light’s endeavor By expanding the narrow slits with my hands But my shattered arms refuse to comply And remain still; defying my commands Defeated, I descend into myself Resisting the impulse to weep So, resigning myself to another day...

Words.. so hard to say? if you don't use them.. do they go away? Never said and left in doubt.. is this what love is all about? The head and heart must always guess.. am I deaf? more or less.. The silence rings inside my head.. nothing said.. is the heart now dead? Words.. so hard to say? you're not using them.. have you sent them away? Are feelings lost.. has desire so faded? are others near? have I been traded? Is your...