Category Archives: On Depression
100 words: Hollow
Within a hollow chest beats his ragged heart. Starved for affection, touch, love, for things denied the beast he is. Knowing inside he is not as he should be, all he could be. Listening to the singing, watching the dancing, … Continue reading
Who We Are
What do you think What do you mean Who takes hold Who lives inside me Who we are when I go back when I look back when I’m faced with last night’s bravery and stupid decisions when I can turn … Continue reading
Refreshing
Breathless with anticipation, finally I see the light — –no that’s merely brain cells dying. Hypoxia. Nothing lives and breathes behind the glow that comes at the end of the tunnel. Nothing is there. Nothing is waiting. The illusion of … Continue reading
Opened
She gives voice to the things beneath her tongue, the umbrous nature of what’s inside her crawls out over her lips and takes its own sweet time finding feet, claws, wings. She learned too late in life her mouth is … Continue reading
Don’t Let Me
I can see you standing close by, wondering if there is anything you can do, looking me over with a critical eye, imagining how it’d go, if this were you. You say it’s time to double down or maybe it’s … Continue reading