10-17-17

She doesn’t always know how special she is. She doesn’t see herself the way I see her. She doesn’t appreciate compliments. She doesn’t believe their sincerity. She can be neurotic. She can be a bitch. She can be sweet. She can be selfless. She is a basket case. She is an extrovert. She is thoughtless. …

Modern Man

Everything feels so alive tonight The earth is embracing the rain like an old friend Not a hint of wind Not a hint of pain Far away from greed and misfortune Far away from anger and stupidity I stare up into the downpour And part it with my hands like glistening curtains To view upon …

Nothing but.

My words don’t always make sense to people. They don’t quite hear me. Like I’m a song played backwards, my message is there, but needs to be deciphered and heard from another perspective. Scattered faces of confusion. Deaf to me. Depressing and it makes me hold back. But here and there, a look of recognition. …

Out of control.

Confidence comes and goes. Fear comes and goes. But you are always there. Always the same. Don’t forget that, and you won’t be out of character.

Secretly.

I don’t find it hard to write characters. I am everyone I’ve ever written and everyone I have yet to write. All rolled into one. Hundreds of people all fighting for control. From minute to minute I might be five different people. If I didn’t write them away onto the page, into existence, I wouldn’t …