I reach for the fruit of companionship But I am death, and as I lay my frail fingers upon it, it withers and crumbles of ash I reach and the world recedes, I hear the gallop of their fearful hearts Around me the stench of decay, a fertile ground for seeds to lay I see […]
This puppet face barely looks real If I glance quickly, a human appears But if I give it attention I get pulled into the grotesque details, Disproportionate features pinned onto a shrinking face, The humanity pulls away bits and pieces on display I want to give it away this thing, these parts hung on me […]
Everything dies 10 feet from me. My soulful expressions, majestic and valiant, radiate from me, dancing in the joy of their own song, their only place is the cross that I’m on, for when they venture out onto the stage, they wither and die, no more than 10 feet from me, like a clown without […]
Like a flower whose lots it’s last petal, I stand in the wind and I tremble, no appendage to reach to my neighbor, I sit all alone and I whither, folded up I bow with reverence, I take one last step towards my penance, the earth calls to me to deliver, Myself to the arms […]
Do you hate me? Because I sit at the end of the world, Laying naked with diamonds and pearls, Without conflict which feeds your world. Will you leave me? Because there’s nothing to pin me down, Indifferent of smiles and frowns, The universe rests in my soul. Do I confuse you? Because I […]
Hypnotized by Leonard’s voice, embraced like darkness by the deep melodic tones, my heart swells, raw and vulnerable to the grieving of a life unlived, the journeys unexplored, the paths unchartered, nestled in the cocoon of fear, life held in my trembling hand. Overcome with pain of the stories untold, adventures aborted in the uterus […]
I have a unique relationship with my son. In my travels, on my journey, in the shadows and under the lights, I have never experienced the quality of relationship as I do with him. Ours is a union based in transformation, rooted in death, and expressing in rebirth. As Easter approaches, it has me reflecting […]
We live our lives from a situational mindset. We view our circumstances as scenarios which we need to navigate towards future goals. We assess and analyze our circumstances then respond with action. These responses are rooted in carefully calculated predictions about the effect each action will have on our circumstances. Our predictive algorithms are constructed […]
Written by – Jackson Khabra Mental health is a popular topic these days and rightfully so. Healing ourselves from the onslaught of negative information should be a priority in everyone’s life. Not many people are afforded this opportunity in their demanding lives and a balance is seldom achieved. Being a compassionate human begins with being […]
To show our true selves as vulnerable humans in our complete body of work is the most difficult thing. To be accepted in our full complexity seems almost unfathomable. Our shame, guilt, fears, and hostilities being exposed in the light of day is what most of us spend our lives avoiding. Who would want us, […]