The toad

“Remember: the time you feel lonely is the time you most need to be by yourself. Life’s cruelest irony.” ― Douglas Coupland, Shampoo Planet Today I got licked by a toad. Maybe it was trying to get high, or it just wanted a princess; either way the irony did not get lost on me. There … Continue reading The toad

Sundown

“What if this is as good as it gets?” ― Melvin Udall played by Jack Nicholson in As good as it gets 03:06 Why the fuck am I awake? Head pounding. Eyes swollen shut. Not many people know my eyes change colour when I cry. A blurry image of big dark green eyes with thick … Continue reading Sundown

The alien

“No one saves us but ourselves. No one can and no one may. We ourselves must walk the path.” ― Gautama Buddha, Sayings Of Buddha The Dypsis lutescens was obscuring my site. No idea how it came so far. Plants over plants standing between my life and my idea of it. Something to take care … Continue reading The alien

Persephone

“Tell them that you weren’t hungry, tell them you followed the pomegranates seeds because they tasted like blood, like love.” ― Pauline Albanese, The Closed Doors Sun. The longing for a warmth long forgotten. Too many months sprinkled with neutral tones. Greys and whites and freezing cold. Spring came but the longed for, came and … Continue reading Persephone

Applause

“We don’t even ask happiness, just a little less pain.” ― Charles Bukowski The suffering writer is the most appreciated writer, only second to the dead writer. Pain strikes out of the blue and spreads all over their path of life, so they’ll slip over it over and over again. It will stick on their … Continue reading Applause