Eyes struggle, then start to fail As I tread an oft-forgotten trail While my dizzy thoughts retreat… I see these things, beyond the veil Grandad milks into a pail Then walks back home to eat I am a slowly crawling snail Sliding sticky on a rail Seeking a rotting treat I’m an up-and-arching whale Flukes up high, then smacking like a flail Spreading stars as waves retreat Next a startled, leaping quail Leaking feathers from...
When she awoke, she was alone except for the cats. She sat there and tried to capture the essence of what had to be the most marvelous of dreams. Incredible characters, a fanciful story, danger, and friendships galore that felt remarkably real. She looked in the mirror hanging on the wall for a clue as the black cat purred loudly in her lap while the white cat curled around her feet. As she got up, she kicked a tiny b...
I dream of a city where everyone are neighbors Knowing helping each other isn’t wrong And there is no race or color Where old ladies can feel safe and sound I dream of a state that works as one Taxing people fairly and giving back what isn’t theirs Helping the poor man to find work and feeding the destitute While not lining their pockets with the sweat of everyone's back I dream of a country that is good and kind to a...
He came early, talked to everyone he knew, danced with the girls he liked, even flirted with some. She arrived late in the evening and didn't know anyone around. Too shy to even start to talk with anyone, she just took a seat in the corner to watch. He, on the other hand, danced the night away, different girls in his arms and laughing with everyone. He then looked her way, gave her a smile and a wave while walking in her...
This poem only available on Stories Space. If you are reading it elsewhere, it has been stolen.Light is the demon who clothes us in iron,Broken the fae in the gift for our souls.Here is the coal in the seamless rockfacesWhere heat of the ice is our weathering vane.Shifts in the black sandsAnd sea foam in green skies,Scudding clouds lost in the bright ocean blue.Mirror looks down on the face that looks inWhere the sickly s...
Sappy. That’s exactly what it was. Kyle could feel it as he said it. He knew the absolutely absurd pick up line he was using was probably the most desperate-sounding plea for attention he had ever said. “Hey baby, I heard the Solstice has the longest night of the year. Perhaps I could spend it with you, maybe?” He had asked hopefully. Kyle knew it wasn’t going to work, he had held that thought in his mind even before he m...
You’re probably wondering where the voices in your head come from. I’m here to set the record straight. I wasn’t always so opinionated, but now I must speak up. Some call me the man in the moon. Well, that’s your easy definition! I’m neither man nor woman; I’m your conscience. You know the old saying: “Let your conscience be your guide.” Not many adhere to this; fewer today are listening to my sage advice.Sometimes I just...
I wish I was an artist With paint to capture you Then I might possess Minds Eye's crystal view It can't be done in camera Sharp perfected defective image No, requires vision Deft touches, false angles, muted hues I see you coying tempting Upon a divan not of our rooms Perchance for another Only you can choose Imagery drips in mixing colors New colors burst forth failing quickly I adumbrate my heaven Inadequate fingers too...
Last night was so dark I opened and closed my eyes And there was no difference And within my soul I was a follower Of Allah and the prophet Mohamad Convinced within my mind that I had to find Mecca A burden of prayer To escape the darkness But which way to turn I felt through the darkness with my mind And a metallic weight in my brain pointed north But this feeling for north that I have Sometimes points due south So I kne...
She doesn’t remember it anymore, and that scares her most of all. Fifteen and with the world ahead of her, she didn’t know where she was heading, but it was somewhere. She wore miniskirts and polo shirts, played tennis and was a cheerleader. She was a straight A student headed for success. And that’s what they said. Except she’s 24 now. And she doesn’t know a damn thing. You’d think they’d tell her. But I guess they only...
A vivid flash of color. Feelings that must be real. Living a life like no other In a false memory. See things and hear things, Things that speak of madness. Know things and hope for things, Things that ease the loneliness. People are with me. People there love me. If I am loved so much, Why do I feel so alone? I can see lives taken away, Or I can see lives brought today. Anything is possible here; Except, it seems, to run...
The senior prom. It had been all that Natalie could think about when she returned to school in September to begin her senior year. She often day-dreamed of what it would be and feel like walking into the banquet hall dressed to to the max, with hair and make-up having been done by a professional that offered to come to her house for a small fee and perform these final tasks. Robby of course would be on her arm as she and...
When I was little I dreamed of a prince; But life is not like that I was convinced. You meet lots of people that are not for you; You go on lots of dates and need to sift through. Lots of laughing and lots of crying; Just relax and stop all your whining. It takes lots of time, to find that special one; When you are looking, remember to have fun. Than all of a sudden there they are; You cannot believe your luck, when you w...
Dragons! There is something fascinating about the unattainable.Shanna watches as the massive black creature from her hiding place beneath a rocky outcropping. From the tip of its scaly snout, to the end of it horned tail, Shanna estimates it to be fifty meters long. There was no doubt it was the largest she had ever seen.She had always dreamed on finding an abandoned dragon egg and raising the hatchling as her pet. They w...
It was a dark and stormy nightRain continued pounding hardThunder crashed and rumbledDark broken by strikes brightWind howling with ferocityBranches bent and snapping Tree trunks felled up rootedFear overtaken by curiosityFace against window peeringAble to see with each flashDestruction like a war zoneLuminosity again disappearing Waking anxious from my dreamRealizing that the resonanceWas not that of devastationBut a bab...
