Short Stories

An empty escape

Just a few more steps and all the noise will return This tranquil feeling will disperse and peace will burn I will be pulled and spread thin over issues and time Forced to abandon dreams, leaving hope behind I don’t want to I sit and wait for the road back to crumble I ask for…

Can you hear it?

I hear the heartbeat of the street caused by their feet As grind and soles meet the melody to me sounds sweet Ever since my sight went away my life went another way A gift of listening, seeing was the price I had to pay To make matters worse, I’ve been blessed with a curse…

Christmas Eve

Light shows flicker and illuminate the rooftops The street has become a Saint Nick backdrop Reindeers prance in front yards Surrounded by bulbs imitating stars He walks with his head up, his jacket zipper down To him the sound of jingle bells is more than a hollow sound Unfazed by the cold, he smiles as…

Couldn’t look away

I sat there, thinking and staring at it flicker The darkness around it seemed to grow thicker As my focus increased, the rumbling sounds decreased The grip on my heart was finally released And with that came the tears As if told to leave by my fears They rolled down my cheek The flame was…

Darkness Reigns

A sea of screams build on crushed dreams has filled the seams Of endless themes created by stitches of one so mean Drowning in perdition as the flames lick their skin His personal rendition of torment lingering The fallen one projecting his own pain on those he gets Their souls his, as their backs receive…

Eyes in the shadows

His slumber was drenched in a peaceful dream His awakening, by a rude and agonizing scream Awake but his eyes still closed his mind still dozed As he listens for another scream the question is posed “What was that scream and why did it occur” He opens is his eyes, was expecting a blur The…

A letter from …

Ok so seriously, this is how you wish to treat me Portray me to be a vindictive little baby Who holds a grudge to such a degree That innocent bystanders mean nothing to me Seriously … I mean Im not saying Im the nicest guy out here But COME ON, you are just exploiting fear…

Mislabeled chances

He awakens by water splashing on his face Any sign of comfort dissipates without a trace Bodies stacked upon sleeping hope Tears fall from eyes unable to cope The smell of death lingers in air stale with pain As he looks at an endless blue horizon, he prays for rain The water they brought is…

Dream a little dream of me

They sit in their respective chairs And as the conversations dares To go into a place where one feels alone His counterparty strikes a chord shabby sewn Easily unraveled but covered by dirt and gravel As his feelings tell him this is eve’s apple So at this thought, he does naught but glare Until it…

The price of fame

There were thousands of screaming fans waiting for a glance From a man who was entranced by music’s romance Hailed their jubilation as their bodies played their role Their worries unfold, dancing to the rhythm of his entangled soul A new artist, yet he feels his spirit getting old As the connection of love she…