What Crosses My Mind

  • Fighting Demons

    We all know them, some a first name salutation, waiting under our bed, hiding in closets, appearing as a shadow in the middle of the night. Ever see a moment when the flash of an eye we wonder, did that or is it what is my imagination if not a real experience I can tell…

  • The Monster

    He walked alongside, non-descript, hoping to be noticed in order to quell such is the pain inside of an insecure mind.   Started as a child, one day he lost all hope in the manifest of life over death, or the cruel hand of God in what we call a miracle, yet absurd, inside the…

  • Faces On Demons

    Oh the (dark) places we go, if only Dr. Seuss could remedy all, perhaps the quiet abyss might no longer, contain the strength, the grasp sometimes inherent in my every step, the outlook of my day.   I sometimes wonder the strength of my addictions, are the reason I move slowly, perhaps in reason the…

  • That Disconnect Scream

    Feel it, the moment when it occurs, can’t quite speak to it, but you know its there, won’t be until later, when breathing becomes easier, that we can begin to process, just why that happened, what caused me to look you in the eye, and fail to say ‘I love you’ what is it that…

  • Transparent Demons (prose)

    Used to be I was afraid to write anything at all for fear of revealing my internal demons. Then I might pick up an author, like Stephen King, and read his words voraciously being quite fascinated with his ability to step outside of himself and write such frightening prose. Then I would ask myself, is…

  • Practice Reflection

    Need inspiration Some method to find words To describe one’s love I want to travel along a time line ~ To experience the seasons ~ The august of turning leaves Bitter cold arctic mornings Fresh blossoms erupting in damp soils Lovers experienced, play in hot humid skies ~ To understanding the spirit of life ~…