The New Black Sketchbook Sits In Front Of Me On The Bed
The pages between its covers a pristine white. The kind of white that is either terrifying or exciting. The kind of white that begs to be drawn on, written on,…
The Stench Of Cigarettes Is Everywhere
It follows me daily, as I walk the streets, as I ride the bus. Like a plague of locusts, searching for its next meal. I am Job in the world…
The Ocean Has A Job
Looking out at the ocean I watch the waves recede and then return to the shore, crashing with all of the violence of the storm that brought them here. The…
Sometimes I Just Gotta Tell A Kid To Shutup
Riding on a bus full of people, four young boys, teenagers actually, sat next to me in the very last row. One was leaning on his knees as he sat…
I Am Finding It Hard To Breathe
In and out. Breathing makes me cough. In and out. Cough. In and out. Cough. I can feel the germs taking up space in my lungs, living there, thinking that…
The Hot Bubbles Swirl Around Me As I Lay Floating In The Warmth Of The Jacuzzi
Looking up at the stars through the tree branches I can see the belt of Orion and the star cluster Pleiades. The Seven Sisters blink down at me as I…