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They are here….still.

They are not gone. They linger in the weight of morning,in the first sip of warmth that fills the hollow spaces. They rest in the hush of a falling leaf,the quiet press of time against my shoulder. They pass in a stranger’s glance,a fleeting kindness I almost forget to notice.…

from March 19, 2025

The Fireman’s Hands

I stood a mere 4 feet tall. Awaiting the school bus, the kidnapper of my time, that frightful first day of 3rd grade. Starring. Dragging my foot slowly up and down the door. Pausing the moment of the last of my freedom... Until he approached me. His hands, thick and…

from March 12, 2025

Eyes are not the Windows to Our Souls

They say the eyes are the windows to the soul, but that’s too easy, too neat. Windows invite you to peer in, to see what’s laid bare. But eyes.....ha....eyes are something else entirely. They are tricksters, shape-shifters, mirrors that reflect what you WANT to see rather than what truly lies…

from March 12, 2025

Let’s Dance with Words

We dance in the rhythm of words....each syllable a step, each sentence a spin. Our letters entwine like fingertips grazing in a slow waltz, teasing, tempting, never quite touching but always feeling.... We flirt with meaning, our metaphors slipping between the lines, breathless and bold. A comma pauses like a…

from March 12, 2025

Silence is Deafening

Silence, in its most harrowing form, is not the mere absence of sound but an excruciating cacophony of unspoken words. The human mind, wired for connection, does not interpret silence as void….it amplifies it into an insidious symphony of uncertainty and apprehension. When one anticipates a voice, a response, an…

from March 12, 2025