blizzard

There is a blizzard outside I can see it through these walls of windows.There is a blizzard outside I can hear it making the foundation creak.There is a blizzard outside I can feel the cold creeping on the fireplace.There is a blizzard outside I can smell the air that...

the constant question

For the past 5 years I have had the event “Are you happy?” in my phone’s calendar. Every Sunday I am prompted with this question. Yet I don’t think I have ever actually answered it. I look at it and go “Hmmmm. Am I?” without any further thought. It is funny because I...

for the person sitting next to me

It is nice to be alive. And it is interesting that being alive at the same time as you is probably all we share in common. Or at least that’s all I’ll ever know about you. As for me, no that’s probably the only thing. Just alive and here in this moment is enough...

a dream 11/18/19

In a dream there was a girl I had never met. A girl I had never seen. She had long brown hair that swayed like trees in a breeze. Her eyes mirrored butterfly wings opening and closing gracefully. When she smiled I felt a great weight on me. It was something heavy that...

trembling

There is this trembling in my chest. It’s like a shiver you’d feel standing in a cold summer breeze at dusk. I’m not sure I can properly explain it. It’s all passionate numbness. It’s exciting and sad. It’s like watching leaves dancing until complete darkness sets in....