The paleness against the white reminds me of the empty room I'm in. I knew her once, the girl sitting here. Years ago, playing for the walls. She was unsure, stilted, awkward, and playing pretend, in memoriam. For who she had lost, what she had lost, So many lives lost in the scales and foolishly, … Continue reading Soft Piano Tune
believing
Closed Eyes
I closed my eyes and you were gone safe and sound, out of sight, we fight this fight and still we die. she whispered, “just close your eyes,” and in the early morn of an unassuming day she slipped from my life. No one teaches you to hold the right way, so focused on productivity … Continue reading Closed Eyes
Wishing To Be Heard
As I am sure you have all heard, the United States Supreme Court ruled today in favor of same-sex marriage, completely wiping away the last vestiges of discrimination against same-sex couples wishing to marry. This news comes on the day that my wife, my mother, and I were setting up my wife's and mine wedding … Continue reading Wishing To Be Heard
The I, we, I, you, me
I, we, I, you, me We, I mean, you no, we, all see maybe some, a little, too few we see more than a care more to be cared for we, you, I, mean, I see...you... I see you unbelieving unwilling, unknowing seeing in physicality of a reality we only feign to know. It is … Continue reading The I, we, I, you, me
Faith Taryn Davies 