Fiction

I worshipped at the temple of all the times past

I tried to see what could make a dream last

Could we strengthen and forge bonds of trust

Or would these chains that bind us oxidize to rust?

misery is a lonely, familiar road
heartache a well-worn pair of sneakers, just a little too tight
heart suffocated in a straitjacket of stone
despair a lump of unspoken words, a…

they warned me of monsters under my bed

nothing of the monsters in my head

as the world contorts to funhouse mirrors

my mind fogged up, a windshield on a crisp, frosty morning

from my deepest nightmares I awake to reality

I’ll be the one you dream about

I’ll be the one you live without

I’ll be the one to make you think

I’ll be the one for whom you drink

I’ll be there in every blank white space

When I loved, I loved with ferocity

When I loved, I loved with ferocity
We fell with incredible velocity
Accelerated faster than we…

i’m used to having so much to say
i’m used to having my own way
i’m used to hearts brimming with desire
i’m used to affection’s blazing fire

The harder you fall, the more’s at stake

But it hurts less than your first heartbreak

Part III

Luna glanced back at Tess. “Come on, what are you waiting for?” she asked as she pressed a small, almost indistinguishable button by the door…

Part II

Luna grabbed Tess by the wrist and led her outside into the crisp evening air, past the crowd that gathered around her friend. They sidestepped crushed beer cans strewn across the lawn, the night filled with sounds of people drunkenly egging each other on. The clamor receded as they strode toward the street…

Part I

She didn’t really want to be here. Amidst all the empty chatter, the sickening smell of liquor in the air. People laughing a little too loudly at…