Tag: Hope

The Water by the Edge of the Forest – On Depression and Healing

I know that I’m not the only one. Although I haven’t entered the forest yet, I’ve come to realize that I’ve been playing in the small brook that sits outside of it. I can’t see the trees on my walls, but I can hear… Continue Reading “The Water by the Edge of the Forest – On Depression and Healing”

Light Through the Trees – Creative Non-Fiction

I’ve started seeing the shadows again. I can see them out of the corners of my eyes when I walk into a room, or when I look up from a book I’m reading. I have tried to ignore them. The trees may have given… Continue Reading “Light Through the Trees – Creative Non-Fiction”

My Tarot Path – A Poem

The card I choose first out of any deck is Strength. As I study the scene that usually contains a woman taming a lion who is the symbol of all that she fears, I reflect upon everything that I’ve had to do in hopes… Continue Reading “My Tarot Path – A Poem”

Memory Photographs – A Poem

I remember counting the pills that I had poured into my hand. They lay in my palm like scattered teeth and I wondered if it would hurt when I swallowed them, taking a pound of flesh on their way down. I remember the sunshine… Continue Reading “Memory Photographs – A Poem”

Ten Years of Magic – A Poem

When I was a young man, I wished for you. Magic was real to me, even back then. I wished for a man who would carry love within him and that he wouldn’t be afraid to let that love shine out through his eyes… Continue Reading “Ten Years of Magic – A Poem”