The nightmares don't go away. They settle into the night alongside the sounds of gentle snoring and the shifting water off the darkened fishtank. Nighttime is loud, and ominous; not for the darkness, but for the stillness. The time that stretches between midnight and daybreak is infinite, unwavering, unchanging. I sit in it, sometimes trying … Continue reading Awake at 4am
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Throw Back: “What Have You Done?”
You let, you let the soft whispers fill your mind with false hope. Do you truly believe that we, we, will ever be gone? I'm always here, always, I will let your blood spill passed broken skin like water through a dam that is too brittle to withstand the force of the pain pressing its … Continue reading Throw Back: “What Have You Done?”
What do you say?
What do you say to the person who you thought was a friend, but is so cold to you now and you don't have a clue? What do you say to those who hate you, blame you, for something you did, or didn't do? What do you say? How do you express what it feels … Continue reading What do you say?
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I have seen lands of green, oceans of blue. Watched the sun rise and set on opposite coasts, and cast wishes on midnight stars. I've felt the give of grass under my feet, and bathed in the heat of the unrelenting sun. I've befriended the crushing cold, of a mid-December snow. These, this, is what I … Continue reading Follow
Faith Taryn Davies 