The light behind my eyes is gone
For a while it was dimmed
Struggling against newfound darkness
Luster fading with each passing moment
Doubt settling into every cloaked corner of my mind
Now the light has diminished
Now it is nonexistent
I don’t know when it will return or if it ever will
But I am now familiar with its absence
Against my better judgement
When the light faded, a dull…
I must know what stirs the storm raging within you
I must intertwine myself with the passions you endure
The flight of fancies that elevate your pulsating vigor
The sinews that encase your lifeblood
I must know what makes your toes curl
Which fingers trace their way into the grasp of your phenomenal roots
The essence of the breath you elicit from your lungs to the undeserving earth
The…
Cracked skin on wringing hands like crooked lines etched into the fabric of time
Reminiscing of days past when hope was but a song, carried by the voices of those imbued by life’s love
Heads bowed in shame now, averse to the gaze of what we’ve become
Too entangled in the dilapidated ruins on humanity’s home
Built upon, a monument to honor the promise of potential
All hands toiled and tolled,…
So I sat down to write this and I thought to myself.. be as honest as you possibly can
Typing this now, my hands feel like mush
I am now in the 4th month of my 32nd year on earth
The world around me has only gotten worse
My mental state is fickle, like rootless trees
As if such a thing exists
The inside of my brain feels like a dungeon at times
I imagine my creativity truly is stifled in…
My soul aches for a sense of normalcy
Settling quickly for chaos instead
The daily drone, a welcome monotony
Pockmarked with lingering moments of dread
A world full of promise, thrown into the pits of hell
Destabilized by vessels throbbing with hate
Cries for peace fading, withering against hardened shells
Remnants of hope violently dashed away
How does one maintain stability against…
The words dripped from his lips like blood from an open wound
Languidly… slowly, filled with pain
His voice strained against his heavy heart
Speechless as he watched her depart
As she faded into the distance, his words found him
“I..” he hesitated, unsure, unbeknownst to her
A tremble. His lips shuddered as tears threatened to fall.
She had been his muse since his boyhood
His first foray…
“I don’t want to fall in love” I proclaim loudly to an empty room. My voice is firm and confident when I say it. Convincing. Who am I convincing? Myself or the masses? Who do I need to prove myself to? I don’t want to fall in love. I don’t feel the urge to… but I am curious. My mind wonders, it possesses my every thought. What does it feel like to look into the eyes of someone who thinks of you…
The snowed in street leading to Ann Arbor High School didn’t seem to slow the traffic down one bit. Casey Lewis sat patiently in her brand new car with the radio playing smooth R&B music at a moderate volume. She was a gorgeous young woman with seemingly flawless dark brown skin, rich black hair, and almond shaped, hazelnut brown eyes. Unfortunately, she currently found herself stuck behind two…
Mary had never been scared of the dark. As a child, her father, sticking firmly with his decades-old tradition of scary stories before bed, would attempt to continue this tradition by telling her tales of gnarly toothed witches lurking in dark woods or scary goblin-like monsters under her bed. She would only glare at him — both amused and agitated. Because Mary was not afraid of what lurked in…
Official cover art for Uncharted 4: A thief’s End. Credit belongs to Naughty Dog and Sony Computer Entertainment. Yeah, you heard me. I just completed my 4th playthrough of Uncharted 4 and I am, again, thoroughly shook. This is one of the most well written, well acted, interesting, exciting, riveting video games I have ever played – and I’ve played a lot of video games. I’m not sure if I’d be…