I walk the path plotted by others...

after all it is a path.

"Monkey see, Monkey do".

But the truth is....

the monkeys are in my head.

Swinging from branch to branch....

lighting....

lingering...

on many a worn limb.

There is, afterall, comfort there....

where others have already been. … Read full post »

HEAT.

The embers ignite.

The flames lick upward.

Surrender.

HEEEELLLLLLL NNOOOOOOOOOOO!

SHE SHEDS HER SKIN...

FLEES TO OPEN SPACES...

PACES LIKE A CAGED TIGRESS.

SHE RAISES HER LIMBS TO THE VOID ABOVE

SILENTLY SCREAMING CURSES TO THE SERPENT!

THE FLAMES RECEDE.

THE EMBERS DIE.

VICTORY.… Read full post »

Just read SimoleonSense's Post on What You Don't Know About Your Friends...and this is what danced(with scissors) through my head:

Most don't even want to know the naked truth about themselves much less the naked truth about their spouses, friends or acquaintances...so we only allow what we want know… Read full post »

Years have passed...

marriages

divorce

births

deaths

celebrations

declarations

reunion...

tears

memories...

giggles

heartaches...

sighs

embracing...

silence

the arms of home.

The bed yearns for my return

Curling my tired body around the pillow

Comfort absorbed...

Dreamless early evening sleep.

 Until...

the creak of the floorboards

the feathery touch of lips

whispered words...

"you are beautiful when you sleep".

behold... Read full post »