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Pill of Tears
“If I could catch my tears…Put them in a pill for you to take…Maybe then you would understand.” I pulled out an old sketchbook / notebook from the early 2000s. There are only a few pages used. The last page with something on it has this sketch. Back when I was struggling with depression, anxiety,…
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The Scent of a Woman
Her lips fall from her cheek. Her lips leave delicate caresses moving slowly along her lovers neck. A familiar scent tempts her senses. As her nose grazes the softest parts of her neck and fills with the warmth of her skin and the scent of a woman. She stops to inhale all she can absorb.…
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Success
Pessimist: I cannot succeed so I will not try. Optimist: I will try until I succeed. Philosopher: Do not attempt to do what you are afraid of. You may succeed.
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Dinner Alone
These nights alone. Transient wastelands of lonely thoughts. Hopeful flights of fancy encourage endless desire. Desire… desire to be held in life’s intimate embrace alongside friends or a lover not yet met. What is the measure of a person? The things they have done. The Things they have seen. Things accumulated. Or love and friends…
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She Walks In
The stillness of the room binds me to the chair. Waiting. Wondering. Thoughts confronted by thoughts. I scan the room for something to distract me. The sound of running water barely escapes the bathroom door. Scented candles burn unseen. The warm light flickers beneath the door along the hardwood floor. Her instructions to wait in…
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A Bag of Apples, Pears and the Orange
Based on a true story. A woman walks into a local grocer to purchase apples for an apple. It’s her daughter’s birthday and she lovesĀ mom’s Granny Smith apple pie. Anna likes all kinds of pies but today she wants the apple pie. Mom grabs a cart and happily strolls the isles for all the…