Xanadu
 

Two cars, two lanes and one red light. I’m seated, buckled in. My car is silent. I turn to my right and see a stranger. Windows closed. I wo

Once, was this a place of Joy. Refuge. God. Once, was this full on Sunday mornings The pews with families dressed in their best, the choir

I remember the plastic box with a colorful plastic screen protecting my ham and cheese pieces, my crackers, and my Capri-Sun juice pouch.

Catch my breath and hold me. The bond we have is once and once only to have. The chandelier dangles by a thread but continues to hang for a

I remained... caught between two ideas you could never choose from. You paused any thought of me to pursue another. The twisted trial

t’s 7:29 A.M. The squealing alarm does not shut up and the cozy bed just won’t let go. I force myself to get up and my feet feel like bri

it’s like skating on thin ice. I watch for the cracks as you jump and stomp before we fall into frigid water. The coldness hit hard like

The yellow fruit that brings Potassium— Cherish it or not, it will end. Remember the good times, not the bad. Remember the sweet smells, not

Do you remember her? The lanky girl with pixie brown hair running on the playground, sliding down slides, to reach the bottom with a big kab

Closed after a torrential down-pour, or perhaps after a scorching afternoon, or perhaps left unused for 10 years sitting in a long-forgott