I sat down to write a paper on Buddhism for school but this came out instead... *shrugs* It feels good to write again. The inspiration for this is sort of two-fold: part of it comes from feelings about an ex, the other part from feelings about my mother ( Read more... )

I did not know which way to go until our paths crossed ( Read more... )

Too many sounds cry behind my eyes ( Read more... )

I am not as strong or independent as I portray. I am constantly disappointed by the world around me. I constantly feel undervalued and inferior. I live in the moment because I have little hope for the future. I am a living contradiction. While I feel inferior in deeds and accolades, I still think I am better than most people by nature of my ( Read more... )

There are those whom, by sheer happenstance or arbitrary design, have infiltrated my solitary existence in recent years. They have exposed my selfish nature as a fraud and, adding insult to injury, refuse to leave. On the surface, this seems a pleasant occurrence, but I hesitate to call it serendipity ( Read more... )

It's late and your mind is drifting to a place where it won't miss me ( Read more... )

Two years ago, today, I stayed up all night making a Valentine's Day card for a beautiful stranger. I left it on her door and by some miracle, it was well-received. That night, Claire and I had what one could call our first date. We went to the only theater in town that played movies in English to see "Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street ( Read more... )

I'm shaking uncontrollably, but only on the inside. My hands remain still and dry, but underneath my skin I am hot and, basically, freaking the fuck out. I raise my Best Man mug to my lips and take a gulp. Killian's Irish Red tastes so sweet. I never needed a reason to drink a beer but I still always gave myself one: to forget a bad day or a ( Read more... )

"911 Emergency Response ( Read more... )

This won't be poetic, memorable, or even coherent. I just felt like writing. So let's see what comes out ( Read more... )