Elation

August 11, 2012

In your absence, I wait, but with bated, heavy breath.
The memories float restlessly, dancing all around.
I hang on to the most recent ones we shared, held close,
their quintessence flowing out thick, they mentally resound.

With my heart and mind buzzing and bathed in these thoughts,
I attempt to communicate, the words infused, brief.
They are enough, as more are sent in both directions,
Expressing elation beyond scale, depth, or belief.

Labyrinth

July 23, 2012

Volume decreases, the world’s cacophony besets me. I stare ahead, unsure of my departure time. These are my mornings when that gingerbread house calls, Beckoning me to serve faithfully within its walls. I know not whether this will last for weeks or months, But my plan is to break free by the summer’s end. For these duties leave my mind to its own devices, Its thirst masked with all manner of disguises. When that temporal landlord comes to collect, It gets harder every week to pay my dues. Yet...

Enigma

December 4, 2012

I love writing in the tone of film noir, and for this I wanted to mix that tone with more modernized elements. Definitely doing something with this, although it needs a lot of editing to make it more coherent. I straightened my tie, expecting that dame to waltz on in unannounced, as per the usual. She’d always show after a case like she was tracking me. She was part of why I hadn’t gone insane over that past few weeks; she gave me a break from the macabre that dropped on my desk every morning. ...