Benjamin Brown Stone ran his hand up the back of his shaved head. Up and down, the sound of day old hair grating against his soft skin. It wasn’t natural for a man to have such soft skin, at least not according to the outdated beliefs of his outdated father. . . the same man…
Month: May 2023
Be Careful of the Words You Speak
The hiss of the cigarette filled the absence of her scream. Most people reacted when the tip of a cigarette grazed them, let alone when the glowing tip seared its way through top layer of skin. Petra hadn’t wanted to waste a cigarette. Nor did she want the pain to end quickly. Instead, she had…
Stay Afloat
No need for sadnessthe weight pulling you down is only temporary In the end there’s likeness, lightnesshope rising through the seas The d’s, f’s, b flatsand all the chords we play to sing ourselves to sleep The “Every Good Boy Does Fine” lies, we sing ourselves to sleep with In the end there’s no need…
Spring Blooms
The room smelled just like the Catholic school I grew up in. It was a smell impossible to lock down, one I never thought I would smell outside of Glen Ridge – yet here I was states away, and the smell of old fabrics, settled air, and dark histories invade my nostrils as the songs…