When darkness watches me – I turn to God.  Beyond the light lurks the unseen.  My faith burns bright as shadows quiver.     When hell watches me, I’m drawn to warmth.  Beyond the light, evil is ever-present.  My faith burns as darkness watches.    When satan watches me, I stand safe in light.  Beyond […]

         I was nearly three quarters of an hour into my hike on Long Trail in the Appalachian Mountains. It was an arduous journey I well remember, because it went on for hours longer than it should. I got lost. Believing I could wander off the path and make it back. How […]

     There was once a figure I saw in a cemetery blurred by fog. A ghost, I believe. I even approached the figure. As I cleaved through the thick fog, I came to recognize her as my deceased grandmother.       I slowed in my step and I felt nothing but my heart beating […]

     As soon as I got home and saw you, I knew I had to give myself to you. It was a hot summer day, I remember, and the air conditioner wasn’t working so it was hot in the house. When I laid eyes on you I immediately noticed your face and slender neck […]

Your emotions sputter  like flames through your eyes.    Black smoke billows like columns  through your raven pupils.    Your soul burns like paper through your insecurities.    Oh, the fire in your eyes! Like wax, your tears flow and dry in memory.  0