In the clearing stands a boxer, and a fighter by his trade, and he carries the reminders of every glove that laid him down or cut him 'till he cried out in his anger and his shame. I am leaving, I am leaving, but the fighter still remains.

I leave for Oregon in four days. I have to do all my laundry, clean my apartment, shop, pack, and take big deep breaths while doing it all ( Read more... )

Last night, the King and Queen of Taragon made love in their quiet little castle.

I am such an asshole.

I wake up in a cold sweat, got a bone to pick with reality. Take a deep breath and lay back down, wearing my badge of infamy. Change the bulb in the nightlight, 'cause it flickered, flickered and died. Repeat the words, "you're not alone" to yourself three times and hit the light. My aim is true, turn off the phone, let's sleep 'till two. Your ( Read more... )

I'm resisting the urge to do the insanely clishe, utterly annoying "brief" re-cap of everything that's happened to me since June. The truth is, after my laptop got stolen it became a bit more hectic to update this thing, and blah blah blah ( Read more... )

I never thought I was quite as naive to require this amount and type of schooling. I never considered myself a wide-eyed greenie on her own for the first time, and maybe that was the problem ( Read more... )

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Trust me, I could go on forever about the crappy aspects of my life lately. I haven't been, due mostly to my lack of computer for a bit there, and also to a lack of time and energy. But I could. Yet, what rises to the forefront of my thoughts now is ( Read more... )