Tying Knots
A single knot isOften found on shoesTied half-heartedly.A double knot isBound hastilyAs your friends leave you,Drifting like steamFartherAnd farther away.Pitter-patter,Their…
Art
Scritch, ScratchThe pencil goes,Dancing away on the page,Making way for a cage.That holds a masterpiece in placeGoing at your pace.Now…
The man behind the wheel
My late-night shift at the small cashier register in a 7-11 had just finished. I closed the building, flicking off…
The Move
In the creeping hours of the morningUnder a dim downlight glowA cardboard boxSmoothed over with packing tapeEmerges from the darknessIf…
Sparrow
We’re so restrained.Stuck to the ground,unable to fly.The little sparrow, albeit its size,is better than us.For it spreads its tiny…
Restaurant
The plates clatteringPeople talking rapidlyFood prepared nicelyNapkins passed aroundThe menus taken awayUtensils picked up
Nightfall
Sometimes Indigo felt so different from other people. She was into different things and had different hobbies, but so what?…
Downstairs
I’m hungry but I can’t go downstairs.My stomach rumbles loud,But not as loud as the screams in my ear.The shouts…
Mis-Adventures of Noelle’s world travels
The sun beat down on my back. I felt drained, tired, ready to drop down. My clothes were heavy with…
Trouble
Always followingLeaving a trail of troubleHe is my brother