She counted the tablets one more time. Aligned on the kitchen table, she knew she had enough, but she didn’t want to need them to stop suffering. With labor’s day long weekend, most of her neighbours were away, gone to celebrate life with their families. The building was unusually quiet. No one would notice…… Continue reading The hermit – part 9
You live, by your own standards… Respecting your own rules. Not taking orders… Ever! You trace the lines you follow. Not asking anything from anyone. No help, nor bullshit no thoughtful advice… Ever! You choose your path, walking on broken glass, thorns ripping your thick skin, yet you never deviate, Ever! You built yourself…… Continue reading Ever!
He was a bit dizzy and far from steady on his feet. One drink… He only needed one drink to stop his hands from shaking. Beer, wine, cider, liquor… Anything would do the trick, he just needed it now. One hand pressed on the bed, to keep his balance, he pulled the wires attached…… Continue reading I am Debra…
I’ve seen your number so many times… The music starts, skillfully picked to tease their appetite in the dark. Hands are clapping in the crowd even before the spotlight turns on to bathe you with its artificial light. You suddenly appear, all covered in glitters and shimmers, and the room goes crazy! People whistle,…… Continue reading On stage…
I could… I know you’d like it. Thoughts flying like knives, words hitting like a whip! You’re so self-centered, craving attention good or bad… Feeding your ego’s just not my bag! Keep dancing your cheap whining ballet, I won’t knit your name in an angry sonnet. Wishing you nothing but the best, dare you…… Continue reading No thanks!
He sat there for what could have been the hundredth time. Back arched over his notebook, rewriting the story to keep all the little details alive in his memory. He scratched the paper, relentlessly, filling the pages under the amused looks of pedestrians. He had long become the neighbourhood’s curiosity. The bus stop’s bench…… Continue reading The bus stop…
Previously posted on November 20th of 2016 It was an almost nameless little town, in an almost unknown country-side area. With little houses planted, like trees, far enough away from each other, that two neighbours could have lived their whole life without knowing they even existed, if one had no curiousity. She lived in the…… Continue reading The peddler…
They say What you see is what you get! But don’t be fooled when you look my way. You might see this more than average woman, not beautiful, nor especially ugly. Not dressed to get your attention, no make up, no flashy jewelery. Not speaking loud when speaking at all. I blend in the crowd,…… Continue reading Vessel…
The water dripped in the kitchen sink, steadily enough to annoy her. Plop… Plop… Plop… She got up and tried to stop it without much success. All she seemed able to do was to change the rhythm of the drops falling, and she soon gave up, swearing to herself. Looking around, she picked the…… Continue reading The hermit – part 8
It hurts, doesn’t it? It hurts like Hell… I know the feeling All too well… I tried to warn you But you dissed me Dare not expect My sympathy I’m not like you I won’t rejoice Nor offer pity It was your choice Your tears don’t trouble me The least bit! You made your…… Continue reading Lie in it!
Cyranny's Cove 