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And it feels like angry.

Some clarity on this one before we start.  There was a really really bad -- Nope, know what?  We'll just stick with the chorus: And it feels like angry And it feels like sad And it feels like frustrated And it feels like mad And I don’t even get this s****. If that last word… Continue reading And it feels like angry.

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Mood.

Claws scrape at my heart Harden nails on dusty stone Hugs all fall apart. Just go away and leave me alone. Surrounded by a thousand arms. And not a friendly touch. My mood sets off my alarms. But my anger cares not for such. I’m angry that I’m alone I’m angry about the sound The… Continue reading Mood.

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A story.

I lay quietly on my bunk in the old maintenance room.  The bunk is a springy affair.  A metal framed monstrosity that looks like it belonged in some 1920 tuberculosis ward.  The mattress doesn’t even reach the full length of the springs.  Stopping about a foot short of the frame.  I let my feet hang… Continue reading A story.

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Sick Child

It's almost 10.  Might as well be midnight.   4 am wake-up and I'm up and listening in a quiet terrified way to my son breathing.   He had large tonsils and the cold he has isn't helping. What can I do?  Take him worried to a room full of sick people and get told he just… Continue reading Sick Child

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On emotion.

Emotions are effervescent and feelings eternal; or something else pseudo-profound.  I write because others capture emotion and thought and purpose in a way that I dearly wish to.  Like every generation we struggle with things that seem uncertain and enormous and scary and exciting.  I want to capture that feeling.  To let my children know… Continue reading On emotion.