aquamarine cool, brilliant orbs of ice wrap me and freeze my heart beat

Take me to a place Take me somewhere, far away Someplace where no one comes where I am unseen and I am alone Someplace incredible unimaginable Take me to a place Take me somewhere, on the way Someplace where the sun shines bright where the…

I’d like to go to Tokyo, Where I could be lost in a crowd I’d like to order food by pointing to pictures And waking up early to try sushi in the fish market. I’d like to go to Tokyo, And have people stare at…

The transformation came so fast At a warehouse party moving dancing laughing Shoved and pushed to the floor Stench of death hit before the ferocious gnawing Tried flailing couldn’t move couldn’t grab couldn’t claw – all numb hands stopped working Tried screaming couldn’t speak couldn’t…

Starscapes Background on Mars is black. Stars bound. Gas sings in sibilant color; Red, yellow, blue, green, purple, orange. A heaven worth of Skittle’s. Heaven born rainbows, freed from Earth. Vast and breath catching, frozen in the shade, the universe encapsulates the planets. Comets sling…

I imagine New Zealand is like the Lord of the Rings filled with wizards and dwarfs expansive landscapes mountains that reach the heavens   White people with funny accents close to Australian but not quite   Their own brand of racism something that I can…

In this busy world, Where everyone is rushing to meet deadlines, To make both the ends meet all the times, I wonder if anyone yearns for some solitude? I wonder, If just for a minute people stop, They don’t worry about the road jamming traffic,…

In the night, the lake is a bottomless mirror, a celebration with fireworks and beer. A ride in the back of a friend’s jeep, bumping along a potholed logging road at a high speed. Stoned on weed, a sore spot on my breastbone had me…

If I were to lose all I had if all would be wiped away. I know that You would still be there for everything, I needed each day.   Although all my prayers were not answered the way I thought they would be. And one…

It’s Not a Fair Request Ann WJ White The song reverberates around the soothing sound of music. People nod and hum along, A song of loss, but acceptance. I will not accept. My heart beats with a slide, a murmur, the wall thickens, the prison…