Off the

beaten path.

No street lights,

nature has

embraced you.

Solitude has

been found.

Suddenly,

feeling as if

you’re not alone.

The darkness

becomes palpable.

Shadows embody

subtle movements.

Heart rate increases,

breath quickens.

You begin

walking faster.

Trying not

to panic.

It feels like

something is

following you.

Now what?

Dread sets in,

anxiety starts.

Your eyes

say you’re alone.

Yet your mind

says otherwise.

Footsteps echo

in the growing

silence of the night.

As phantoms dance

in and out

of sight.

Each one becomes

more terrifying

than the last.

The mania

of the mind

begins to manifest

in your vision.

Shaping fantasies,

promoting nightmares.

Your mind is

fatally infected

with the delusion

of paranoia.

Now you begin

to question

your sanity.

It feels like

the entire forest

is watching you.

Are those really

tortured souls

in the trees?

Happy 23 to my lovely boyfriend.

Honey your love for me is always so special and beautiful, the heart that loves is always young. You make me the happiest girl in the world. And the happiest people on earth are the ones who have discovered that God has plan for their lives now, not just the future. Honey God has done great things for you, and your heart is filled with love and joy. Hope you have a great 23 I love you so much my everything.

we make a living by what we get; we make a life by what we give.

what ails you, little bird

blue lips and toes

cold insides bundled up

were you ever alright?

but blue birds can’t talk

at least not in the same way

we do

a stainless shirt, unmarked

path that leads to?

ask and fly away

the wind only seldom replies

winds also can’t talk

but they carry sounds

songs anew

Once was a Hoosier who could handle the brick

Nomenclatured, “The Hick from French Lick”

This Bird was singularly spry

This Bird was rarely denied

This Bird was MVP slick

Be it trash talking in his native tongue

No look passes from the lowest of rungs

Deceiving western conference defenses

With playoff advancement consequences

Flocking with Parish and McHale among

So Larry, Larry, quite contrary

How did your Garden grow?

With championships

And Three Point chairmanships

The real east coast home court show!