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
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Let Me Tell You About My Aunt Norma
I have been lucky, in life, to have met and loved so many different and amazing people. I have also felt the gut-wrenching loss of losing some of them to time, accident and illness. Today I found out that I passed the NREMT-Paramedic Cognitive exam. After 11 months of blowing off friends, relatives, and my … Continue reading Let Me Tell You About My Aunt Norma
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
Thrown back to me
2:38 am and I'm at work, refusing to sleep because of rationality. So I think of the tap of the keys and the smooth plastic underneath scarred skin and I find comfort in the reality that I am not special. I saw my vows today, and found myself wanting, because rationality has broken over and … Continue reading Thrown back to me
Faith Taryn Davies 