I Laugh, Alone Do you remember when Dot dot dot I fill in the blanks Left to laugh alone The smile on my face is for both of us But only I understand its sadness Yours is a plastic smile A mask It cuts deep to see you try Even deeper [...]
Tag: family
Dear Briar
My Dear Sweet Briar, Lately, I can seem to get you off my mind. I have been dreaming of you. Bittersweet dreams. Dreams that, at times, drape around my shoulders like a thick blanket. Warm and heavy, I find them comforting. It is in those times that I forget. I forget what it took to [...]
NaNoWriMo 2018
Oh! November...you snuck up on me.
Impasse
Solitude and independence have brought me here Alone Along the way, no questions were asked Not one And here we stand, at the edge of the cliff All the conversations we should have had pressed into this moment It is unfair to put this on me We have had a lifetime to address it You [...]
Reflections on a Summer Well Spent
Summer of 2018 Memories that will last a lifetime.
Dear Briar
Dear Briar, It's raining again today and it mirrors how my heart aches. I could not get you off my mind this weekend. Nothing could distract me. And I tried. I really did. I tried to watch television, to sleep. I even tended the garden. But you were there. In everything. Every bloom, every character. [...]
Lost Together
I may have an affinity for songs about stars
Dear Brother
And it isn't even his birthday!
Dear Briar
I know that we haven't spoken in a while, but I thought it would be best to have a bit of distance between us. I thought it would help with the pain. I thought I could start to forget. That was foolish and I apologize. You are part of me. You always will be. Recently, [...]
Redacted
So, my WIP is all but complete and there is this little voice in the back of my mind saying, "Grimes....you know your mother cannot read this, right?" It was actually my brother's voice and he was saying, "I can't wait to read your book, but you're gonna have to redact all the sex parts." [...]
