thoughts travel without passports or permission; love cannot be contained in the human body, so it now grows in the oak trunk of an endless tree. time threads us together in loose, haphazard seams; dreams contain all my greatest fears and fantasies, so now I plant them in the mulch beneath tall grasses to grow…
My Midnight Smoke
And in your eyes I saw the great flame The devastation that ransacked My tiny town, my little love Yet in your eyes I was too deep within And I could not pull away So I sank within you, my midnight smoke ~ Sammicakes
Wake Up Mantra
“If you wake up right now, all the puppies in the world are safe!” ~Sammicakes
mauve haze
leeward shade sunset eyes its mauve haze I fall so deeply into imagined sensation that when the loving (but flawed) reality presents I offer no appreciation I asked how to cure this chronic failing the universe answered back with a warmer haze ~Sammicakes
The Darkness Within You Speaks to Me
Jane is certain that all within her is bright and good. Almost all. Until Jack, as flawed as he is pure, speaks to something inside of her. Jane will lie, cheat, steal, pretend, and lie again. After all, how else will a weak creature gain favor? Besides, these are the ugly parts. No one will…
Heart Light Festival | 100 Word Story
Little lines from our hearts light up the midnight roads. I can hear the call of spotted owls and sleepy toads. As the sounds of the festival dull to a hum, and the smells of the day boil down to sugar and rum, I reminisce on the past, these memories made of glass, that cut…
Big, Not so Bad World
The little acts of kindness That permeate through expectation Like a locked door Separating me and my pink suitcase A kind man spots my quiet dread Through the transparent door Recognizes, verifies, and rolls out My silly pink luggage for me Me and her ready to venture through London To all the strangers And their…
Dear User, Goodbye!
A series of violent and disturbing posts erupt onto a beloved social media platform. Inspired by violent AI accounts that have been popping up without monitoring or review by large media platforms. Reader discretion is advised. Content warning for mentions and depictions of: murder, violence, sexual violence, self-harm and suicide, child abuse, and animal abuse…
A Woman Alone in the Night, Far From Home
It is bad practice to fantasize about one’s own death. But I have found myself in a precarious situation. A situation where in which… it may be rational to fantasize on the subject. ~ The lapping of the lake is so peaceful in the day, but in the cold dark it is threatening, an ever…
Atop Interlaken, Switzerland
Vast emerald lawns Sprawling navy streams Narrow, winding roads Some mountains lined with autumnal foliage Some peaks coated in powdered sugar snow The smell of beer and cheese And the screaming laughs of children All atop Interlaken, Switzerland ~Sammicakes
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