Daylight Comes Too Soon

I want to hold the night in my hands and drink it down until I'm filled, bottom to top, until even the smallest freckle is sated.

My Old Buddy, Plato

"Be kind, for everyone you meet is fighting a hard battle."

At 3:30am

Fine is never enough.

Ahhh, Summertime

Poison ivy slowly making its way from bottom to top, bug spray in my eye, ballast trains on Friday, and welding class on my birthday. I can't wait until September twenty-third.

Cloudy Contemplation

Tonight the clouds slid over the moon like ripples of water. It made me think of God and pirates and spiderwebs; the segues effortless in my head. In the end, though, I found myself only wishing for the sounds of steel drums near the ocean.

Midnight Runner-Up

Surprisingly, there is no sadness in standing alone in the dark rain, chilled and peaceful, thinking of nothing but the stillness of the air; the promise of clean, crisp sheets hovering overhead.

Overstating the Obvious

I should never sing Paul McCartney's "Maybe I'm Amazed" out loud ever again. It's just wrong of me to ruin it that way.

Aliens Have Been In My House Again

Last night all my dreams involved headaches and I woke up unable to focus or think from the pain. After going downstairs I looked at my hands and realized that my rings were missing. Confused, I ran upstairs to find them on the floor and in the bed. I think I'm losing my mind.

The Thing You Need To Know Is

Sometimes I'd like to meet moderation although I know that we could never be close friends.
Sometimes I'd like to step into someone else's life for a day just to try it on.
Sometimes I'd like to speak before I think and have the right words come out anyway.
Sometimes I'd like to think I know what's going on. But, I rarely do.

2:16am

The wind shifted and I found myself facing the direction from which I had come. How quickly I was moved! I never even felt myself being pushed.