I came from nothing. From everything. A thought or promise. A whisper of existence. Premonition of possibility. Potential shaped and made manifest. *** Then a shift happened. I became a part of something. A part of everything. Separate and distinct. Different from the rest but bound by the same rules. Realization of what could be.…

Creamy, soft, sweet. Moldable but crisp. Colorful like old fashioned salt water taffy sold by the barrel. Orderly like candy buttons peeled off paper by the teeth. That is what I want to be. A pleasure to the senses. A treat for the mind. Everything that you crave. Just never consume me. Never leave me…

Snow falls on the distant hills. I do not have to be there to know the feeling. The flakes land on the skin. Dry and damp at the same time. Soft before fading into numb. I do not have to be frozen to know what that feels like. *** There is a stage after the…

It comes very quickly. I know you can feel it in your skin. The way it makes the hair stand on end. And makes you feel thin. That lightning is just a precursor to what will follow. Striking everything around without mercy. *** Look up. Dark clouds gather. Darker than you have ever seen before.…

Thank God I was born happy. Almost a constant smile on my face from birth. Never cried after birth. A source of positivity that came from myself. Persisting even after moments of pain. It saved my life. *** I was born like a flower cut at the stem. Expected to die off after a very…

Why are you one of the hunted? I know you tire of the chase. You have been here before. Know these dark halls. They are both your safety and prison. Hoping to befriend them before your enemy does. *** Do you not know how they attack? I know you have felt their teeth before. The…

There are times I imagine those golden ways. Glittering in the beauty of all I could ever want. The memories made must shine just as brightly. Lit by a sun that never sets. Light that drives out all that never shone. Oh how safe I would be there. *** I have never been there. My…

I knew you would become me. The one that overcame everything put against. Tried and tested like one put on trial. Becoming everything I needed to succeed. My own best friend and strongest person I know. Only God and I know everything you felt to get there. *** I knew you were my future. I…

Day one: shock Just let me sleep. Does not matter what is going on around me. The pain does not exist. Only tiredness remains. I will handle everything else later. *** Day two: momentum I feel the pain now. Irritation from all the little things. The taste of blood in my mouth a constant reminder.…

Part of me simply does not understand. I could list every step I took. Logic followed like the flow of a river. Reasoning explained and justified to you and myself. But that river feels like it runs apart from me. A story about a dream or character. *** How did I get here? I understand…