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Tale of “That Lonely Person”

It’s the elderly man alone in the restaurant. It’s handicapped man in the wheelchair rolling around town. It’s the mentally disabled woman wandering about. It’s the clinically obese woman waiting at the bus stop. These people float in and out of our day’s and we pay them no mind.  Their existence means little to us [...]

As I Lay Here

So I have just installed wordpress on my phone and was laying here, computerless, and listening to the tap on the roof when I got to thinking, why not break in my thumbs. It definitely sucks not having a computer that is for sure. But without the distraction of it I have been able to [...]

Pre-Existing

The alarm sounded with the annoyance of a thousand nails on a chalkboard.  Ryan slammed his fist onto the snooze button. He sat up on the edge of his bed and moved his toes through the shag rug that covered his floor.  He thought about how he was the only one who had a shag [...]

A Fall from the Top

She was your average girl.  She didn’t look like anything you hadn’t seen before.  She probably wouldn’t turn your head in public.  Though, if she had opened her mouth you would surely know her face.  The other girls and I looked out across the dinner table and listened.  It was like nails on a chalkboard.  [...]

Hmmmmm

Sometimes I wonder about the youth of America today.  I just sat and listened to one of the most ridiculous conversations.  A girl verbally assaulting someone she knew on the telephone.  It was in reference to money that she didn’t have, or rather, money she should of had, but because someone didn’t act quickly enough, [...]

Hatred of Meaningless Tattoos

By Ashalie Wark Dedication through ink Either beautiful or ugly Kissing every needlepoint Inhaling its memories Tasting the salt from thy skin Then comes the monster The loaded up “man” Skin like an oil spill Someone who doesn’t know himself Instead forfeits his beauty, to be “famous” “Outstanding” My eyes weep for you boy My [...]

Imaginary Love

All of the lights in the world don’t shine as bright as you. A lifetime of joy and happiness is nothing compared to one minute with you. The straightest line is crooked compared to you. The highest pixel is too blurry to capture the beauty in you. The most potent drug couldn’t get me as [...]

The Dangling Life

Do you remember that morning you woke up and realized, everything has changed? This gradual process has finally taken its toll. I came from that and got to this. I didn’t see it this way; although, I’m not sure I truly remember the futuristic picture I had in my head. Clearly, it wasn’t etched in [...]