It feels good when the tube is full, and you can squeeze it liberally, extruding minty, refreshing gel onto the bristles. You then apply it to your teeth and gums, moving the gel back and forth, scrubbing, brushing, scraping the paste across, under, and around your teeth then massaging your gums. The act feels good. […]
Category: Changes
Vacuuming the Empty Room
It doesn’t matter how many times you’ve done it before, you still go back to that room. It’s in your house, so, when you clean, you must return. There is nothing to clean but for the dust flecks of scalp that you left, when exiting the last time. But you vacuum the carpet anyway. No […]
Beyond Beauty
Thy beauty, fickle doth it play upon my youthful vanities. Radiant doth it burn upon my tender sensibilities. Passionately doth it wrest my gaze and redirect my steps. Insistently, doth it create smoldering sensations in my loins. Heat, be the feeling on my skin. Damp, then, the beads on my brow. Pulsating, be the […]
Ash
There are some things, you can give away. There are others you try to forget. There are many you can tear apart, bend, and break. There are pieces that can shatter, and those that can drown. There are many that are best dealt with, buried under ground. But there are some, a select few, that can […]
Rivers, Smiles, and Sun
At a certain point, we become aware that our lives have a certain trajectory. Some believe that it has been preset since the day we are born. We may choose to fight against it all we want, but that’s wastefully pointless. It’s best to accept whatever course that you are on. Life is like a […]
Desideratum
Take my clothes and I shield myself, with rags of memory. Remove the sun and stars from the sky, and I’ll start a fire. Take my money, my job, and my security, and I’ll beg to live. Seize my music and I’ll listen, to the birds, and the beats of my heart. Wrest from me […]
The Power of Tone
We’ve all heard how tone can mean everything. You’re trying to communicate something important, to a friend or an acquaintance, but it keeps coming across the wrong way. Perhaps you didn’t sleep enough, or the lack of understanding is frustrating, and thus your tone is affected. You just can’t get your point across. Maybe you’ve […]