My hands barely touched the steering wheel, half wanting it to steer itself. Head against the headrest, lost eyes. Driving purposeless in the middle of the night was not how I pictured my day ending. Yet there I was. With a knot of unspoken words gripping my neck. Without a purpose, but in search for one. Searching… Continue reading

Let my faith be blind. I begged. I begged as I looked around, seeing everything fall apart. I watched a vase shatter in slow motion. Trying to keep track of where pieces landed, losing much, and focusing on the ones easiest to find. I jumped off the boat, scared of unknown destinations. When the path… Continue reading

The clinking of a spoon hit a plate repeatedly. In a way it echoed. He was eating alone, again. I hardly sat at the table. Relying on fruit that would leave crumbs in my sheets, then thrown to the floor when I felt them stick to my skin as I tried to sleep. He never… Continue reading