Category: Chapter 1: People you meet

June 30, 2015 / Chapter 1: People you meet

When I was too quiet, They blamed me for not speaking up. For keeping my voice, As if there were jewels in my mouth. But when I started to talk,…

June 30, 2015 / Chapter 1: People you meet

I dreamt of you, Picking up those pieces, Of shards of glass. Terrified. I’d cry, In front of you. ~S.H.~

Disdained thoughts Ran like speeding bullet trains Crashed. ~S.H.~

March 10, 2015 / Chapter 1: People you meet

Everyone has this simple and beautiful touch: A smile 🙂 ~S.H.~

February 14, 2015 / Chapter 1: People you meet

She

You asked me, If I’d like to go with you. To leave this place. But I refused. I watched you leave. I love you. Grandma. ~S.H.~

January 2, 2015 / Chapter 1: People you meet

And I remember, The soft crisps of dried leaves, Scattered on the pavement. The chills of winds that blew north. The shaking hands… & sincerity. I remember.. The warmth and…

December 24, 2014 / Chapter 1: People you meet

4AM

4am Clocks ticking. Time is moving. I am sleepy. But I am thinking. What of my mistakes? Numerous like a heap of sand. In the desert. It takes, Those impulsive…

November 7, 2014 / Chapter 1: People you meet

It was all It took For you to go out there. To tell me that there is noThing.   For once, I laid On a beautiful garden. NoW you shred…

October 6, 2014 / Chapter 1: People you meet

Wrote this way back:   Mr. Distraught, You open this heart. Into a care, I’m concerned. By what you brought. To this simple-minded girl. You’ve made me shudder. This world.…

August 15, 2014 / Chapter 1: People you meet