The crowd hushed and turned to Brad, their simultaneous movements like a wave rushing the sea. Their eyes were wide. Brows raised. Waiting for him to fall on his face. To give them the final nail in his coffin. He wasn’t going to. Brad kept a smile plastered over his face even though his heart felt like it dropped into his stomach. Ginger squeezed his hand. They stood on the back lawn of their sprawling mansion on the ban...

As he walked into the cafeteria, that’s when he saw her. Not Jasmine. Not Mikki. Not the Principle. But her. Mason had never actually asked her for her name, but had known her since middle school. He hadn’t seen her since he had left, but he still recognized her. Mason gathered his courage to talk to her but at that exact moment when he had been prepared to approach her, someone called her name and she turned to see who i...

Alone under a treeTime passes by As I wait for you To return. You promised me forever You said, you would be true Where have you gone I wish I knew Cologne on the wind As the leaves rustle above Voice lingering in my ear You are everywhere but here You said, twelve It’s half past one I guess I have lost You for good Please, come back to me Love me, like you said You would Don’t leave me Alone under a tree.

"No way, I would ever go out with a fat fucker like you!"  *SLAP*  The boy fell to the floor crying. Body automatically seeking the safety that our DNA says exists in assuming the fetal position. The tears on his face were not from the harsh sting of the slap of his check but from how he fell for the lies and tricks.  *Laughter* Mason woke up suddenly in a cold sweat, gasping for air, his heart beating rapidly, and with t...

They said, that love was meant to last forever, they lied.They said, we would be together until the end of time, they were wrong. You said, you loved me, you lied. You said, that you could never live without me, you were wrong. She said, she was just a friend, she lied. She said, she would never love you, but she did. I said, you would never leave me, I was wrong. I said, you loved me, I was mistaken. They said, you will...

Natural light shines in, lending a soft warm hue The walls, a climate of cool, pale blue A reflection, tarnished and flawed Naked and exposed, there is no fraud Bruises are many, scars are more Healed, faded, mending but ever sore A friend of years, a lapse in thought All was lost, for a moment of naught A misguided trust, a lover untrue So many said, but who really knew Meant to protect, only a small lie it seemed But it...

I leaned against the hallway wall and listened to them, and I "didn't" suck it up; I sobbed instead, just like a little boy. I was quiet about it, but I did sob. I could hear him donning his clothes. I headed for the dinette. A shot of brandy would be useful right then, now, this last few minutes of my marriage to Gillian Miller nee Crowley. I was actually on my second shot when I heard them coming downstairs. They were t...

Gillian Crowley and I met at a wedding reception for a friend of hers, Margaret Tilly; that was twenty-three years ago; we were both twenty-five and single. At any rate, I was actually a distant cousin of Margaret's. I was just adding my congrats card, with a crisp new C-note in it, to the pile of other gifts and cards, when a very pretty and sweet smelling woman doing the same bumped into me almost dropping her gift. Her...

Lies, it’s been nothing but lies Black words etched into my bleeding heart Contaminating the past Memories crumbling, falling apart Those summer evenings we lay Together, gazing at the stars Whispers of endearment Plans for the future afar Are blown away with the storm Amidst them, my heart and soul Left with shattered pieces, I wonder If I’ll ever again be whole I was careless, losing my mind Each time I saw your eyes I...

Whisper into my ear and tell me a lie I can’t bear to hear the truth When I know the truth will only hurt me more Make me believe we will never part ways I need shelter from the coming storm I know you still love me But not the same way I love you You see me as a friend and nothing more Tried my best to ignore the inevitable Hold on to me and tell me I’m yours I crave for another night of passion Let’s just pretend we're...

Cast in a black shadow of disregard Your apathetic attitude leaving scores of scars Undefined and undermined and undesired Feeling fortified with clouds of lies Until my eyes grow tired Can't control the holes in your soul Can't even locate mine Can't be more beautiful, more sensual More in tune with your time.  Can't handle all the evidence that points to where I belong  Low on a list of loves n lusts n fucks Even under...