Paris tried. He yearned, deep in his heart and soul, to love the light. He wanted the warmth, comfort, and radiance of its touch. He longed to shine upon his fellow man, and wished that he could emanate a halo of uplifting positivity upon his world. He tried to infuse it into his clothing. He took […]
Category: I want more
The Nesting Persona
You’ve seen them, played with them, been intrigued by them, and put them away. How did you put them away? Did you do so as multiple pieces? Did you do so as a whole? Did you question whether it should be considered many, or parts? Might you, like myself, often try to recall what this […]
Narcissistic Helper
OH MY GOD! WHAT CAN I POSSIBLY DO? MY ARM DOESNT REACH FAR ENOUGH ALOFT TO ENCAPSULATE MY SURROUNDINGS AND TO INCLUDE MY FACE IN ONE SELF-ABSORBED IMAGE! Just in time for this scenario, the selfie-stick enters the market. Not only is it an additional, essentially irrational contraption, but it boasts the ability to improve the […]
It’s all so lost
I can’t help it. Sometime you can’t help the feelings. Sometimes denial is like trying to forcefully kick a waterfall to receding, and going back the way it came. I’m compelled to feel, when my senses are assaulted, no, not assaulted, but forcefully reawakened by invigoration, reminiscence, and nostalgic ferocity. I listen to this song […]
Selfishness is Easy
Beyond ourselves, lies mystery. And in this maze, others selves dwell. Each of them, hands and arms extended, feeling their way towards answers. As we meet others we develop connections that help each other move through the labyrinthine challenges of what we consider life. Some connections we make to ease the strife of being […]
Seconds Between
Supposedly, dreams are projections from our subconscious. We are told that they are not real. Many dreams that we experience, we express thanks that they are not real. Some, in that hazy-consciousness slipstream, we wish would be real, and would continue on forever, depriving us of the waking world. As children, nightmares, or a misunderstanding of […]
Calling Trash-Rubbish, and Soda-Pop
Rubber band – Gumband. Sub – Hoagie. Facial Tissue – Kleenex. Soda – Pop These are different words for the same item. We interchange monikers depending on various conditions. These could vary by region, commercial impact, or nurture. As we grow accustomed to these words and their symbolism, they become part of us and […]
Caterpillar and Serpent
Isn’t that a beautiful word? Chrysalis. I’ve always loved the celestial feeling that seeing or saying the word evokes. It seems similar to the word crystal, which evokes, pure, shimmering, magnificent rock imagery that unfolds in my minds eye as the word graces my ocular or auditory senses. Yet the word evolves from a Greek […]
Forward! With Ferocity and Fervor!
I went to the liquor store the other day. Some states apparently don’t have this establishment. Unique to my fair state of Pennsylvania are the Wine and Spirits stores which sell, predictably, wine and spirits. The hours are restrictive, and these products are only available through these state sanctioned outlets unlike, say, Maryland, where one […]
Black Waves
The mildly abrasive, warm, yellow sands stretch out to the limits of my vision, and tickle calloused feet as I squeeze and release chunks of sand between my, supposedly longer than normal, toes. I am tenuously holding between thumb, index finger, and middle of my right hand, a flimsy plastic trowel. A pail, no larger than a […]