flowers on sewer lids
That’s what cleverness does to us mortals; it tricks us into fatal submersion.
comfort
"the darkness encapsulates every crevice of my being. / but it is that darkness that brings me security. / i have been here before, / i know how this goes."
The Box
"So little time and so many people to please. That was what Jane’s life tended to feel like."
GHOSTBUSTERS: RISE OF EDWARD LITTLE
"SO I WAS THINKING, MY MOM GOT A GIANT BAG OF PIZZA ROLLS, WANNA COME OVER AND DO SOME SCIENCE?"
monotone
"i grasped for justification, but truly, there was none."
Of Nottingham: A Farcical Tale of Robin Hood
"Convenient bush here in my castle, are you hiding anyone in your leaves?"
your lies
"the life begins to drain from my eyes / as i continue to listen to your lies."
You’re So Pretty
"You’re bright, subtle. / You’re powerful, / Like waves crashing on the shore"
The Power of People Watching
"They do it naturally. Most of the time people don’t even realize they're doing it until something else catches their attention."
Howls in the Night
"He rose, putting his arm over my shoulder for some extra support. We now stood face to face with the cloaked figures. They swiped their cloaks, revealing jagged blades of bone, coursing with the glow of dark magic."
Silas Gibson
"Turning away, I bit the inside of my cheek. I wish I could promise that, I really did, but what if something happened to one of us before then? What if I couldn’t spend the rest of my life with her? I often dreamt about our future together. A cabin in the woods, and a kid. "
Confession
"He watched as he saw the typing signal come up, and disappear, come up again, and disappear. After a few more times he panicked and deleted the message he had sent. Turning off his phone and stuffed it in his back pocket, trying to ignore the pure fear and anxiety in his chest."
The Dandelion
"it sacrifices itself to keep giving. / it lets these seeds blow away, / so that they can spread and grow"
