Author: Charles

We see time as we are taught it, unable to escape it. people want to put God into the box we created. They want our solar system to be the…

Yesterday I wrote the poem ache, today I decided to try and write a short story based on the poem. Here they are together. AcheEncroaching darkness, swirling in the air.Ache…

Encroaching darkness, swirling in the air.Ache in my heart, my anxiety talking.Fog billowing, thick and heavy at my feet.Ache in my soul, have I lost my way.Grey skies, mist falling…

Set my own dreams asideBuilt a living on hard workso far from dreams that died. Dream about dreams cast asideWake up in a cold sweat, longingso far from dreams that…

Straddling the edge of sanity, or maybe insanity, seems to be a thin line either way. I got 5 books for Christmas, looking forward to reading them. 365 Days of…

I find myself only ever to say the words I love you, and I do love you with all my heart. I know that you need to hear more than…

Words are powerful, they can bring war or peace; death or life; judgement or forgiveness. In Matthew 15:18-19 Jesus stated "But the things that come out of the mouth come…

My hands grow clammy, start to shake as my heart thumps hard, racing to break. I want to be up here, in front of this mic, laying my soul bare…

This is my first draft of a spoken word poem that I want to say in public. Part of my testing out the waters on a good mid life crisis.…

I think I started suppressing my feelings, well trying to, when I was in elementary school. When I would get embarrassed, I turned a dark shade of red that made…