My Girl (May Poem)

When I look at her, I don’t see skin and bones; I see blurred lines and grey flecks trying to escape. I see a girl with no idea what the terms ‘right’ and ‘wrong’ entail; and she certainly doesn’t what to find out anytime soon. I see a girl with boundless ideas swirling around her…

This Loving

I would change my nose. Turn it into a rose so that every time you lean in to smell it, I could steal kisses from you. Because of my only true goal in life: to love. And although it is cliche, it is true. I want to sink into the sickly sweet romance found in the movies…

Snow Kidding Around

A is for Art Gallery  What to do there: Pick a painting to work with. Go for something figurative. Tell its story in detail as if you’re describing a scene. Stay within the frame. Focus on describing what you see before moving into “story”. When you’ve written for at least 20 minutes, allow yourself only…

In the Still of the Night

He plays in the night sky. Playing hide-and-seek behind the stars because to him, life is nothing but a game. He is unseen by the quiet town below. Like a god looking down at his people because to them, he is nothing but a fable. The people are his puppets. Manoeuvring lives as if it…