Tag Archives | Sanity

Sanity, I bid thee farewell

By on May 6, 2009 in Poems & Stories

Sanity, I bid thee farewell. Thought I knew you dear. But my eyes betrayed me once again. Lost what I had, I fear. Composed and utterly lifeless Myself I tried to portray. Until the emotions, bubbling over, Gave me one less day. And now, alas, here I am Spilling out the truth Of what I’ve really [...]

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Au Revoir

By on February 23, 2009 in Stories

1 Present Day It was the first Monday in weeks when I was not in office before ten. As I saw the frosted sundial of my old citizen ticking eleven thirty, I cursed myself for the umpteenth time for choosing that insurance company. I found out that the other companies did not require so many [...]

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Half Silver, Half Gold, Copper Sweater

By on September 11, 2008 in Poems & Stories

Silver moons . Mirrors a flatware spoon for gravity. Handful of gold luster to the heart. Form occurs facilely to rich flavor. Time’s silvered hair photographed coins and empty pockets of stain. Behold the willow’s corrosion brightness to the heart crying leafless browns. Pertaining to gold, icons of rose floors amber light of stars. Pigment [...]

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The Execution

By on July 14, 2008 in Poems & Stories

He was riding on the very edge of sanity and hope, He was standing on the precipice and couldn’t seem to cope, He was fighting with the demons of a life he used to lead, He was wounded in his soul, and it would bleed. With emotions at the breaking point and tempers running wild, [...]

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