Facing the black hole is fear personified. I am scared I will lose control of my bodily functions if I face the fear and pain that are covered by the rage. I cannot even want to want to go there. When the buffers of everyday life are removed, all that stares me in the face [...]
sorrow is not soon forgotten nor bitterness, decei…
sorrow is not soon forgotten
nor bitterness, deceit-begotten
sadness is not often sweeter
than trust that’s freely given
foolisheness is a weak reminder
that cruelty is seldom kinder
I squeal with exhilaration and fear as my older brother speeds me around the playground on my tricycle. The weeping willow chortles uncharacteristically as we brushed his drooping tendrils. Then a HIS [...]
