The Idea-smithy

Lately I’ve been feeling like I’ve been too tame and safe, not done enough to have a life I can be proud of. This year has been a lot about catching up…..the sabbatical, tattoo, dating, blogging….everything is about trying to return to the life I once hoped I would live.
Two of my friends were discussing [...]

I’m fascinated by you
As one might be fascinated
by what the view
from the very edge of a cliff looks like
Someone said that the eyes
are the windows to one’s soul
And I believed that I could read into people
from what their eyes told me
Except for you
Yours are a cloud of cruel control and divine madness
It is all in [...]

Sometimes I’m so angry I keep quiet only because I think I’d spew flames and not words.
Some days I look at people I see everyday and I notice the worry lines on their faces so clearly, it is all I can do to stop myself from reaching out to touch them and offer comfort.
Other days [...]

I like the way you say my name
Because you say it so very rarely
We talk so much about other people
Rarely about ourselves
And there is so much soliloquy
That the need for “I” and “you” doesn’t exist
I like to hear you say my name
Because it reminds me of this game we’re playing at
That You and Me are [...]

At the doorway, Luke was saying “This place deserves a name”
The big guy yawned, “I’m bored”
“I’ll cure that” smirked Luke
“Big brothers are such wise guys!”
“Observe, lazy boy”Luke clapped his hands
“LET THERE BE LIGHT”
“Hey….L!” Big Guy squeaked.
“That’s a name…hell! Here…amuse yourself”
And Lucifer went to paint a signboard.
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When I got tagged in the 55-word story thing, I [...]