fast car, top down, moving in ellipticals. bright stars, cool wind, flying down this open road. the lane dividers, quickly changing into lengthy blurs. your breathing quickens. secretly, i'm reassured. suddenly, i feel you looking at me. i know i'm not what you've been looking for. but if only this dream could last forever, you and me and this moment bound here together.

Slow jazz drifted lazily through an otherwise quiet room. The room was dark, a stark contrast to the bright afternoon sun that strove to penetrate the window. A slight breeze ruffled the partially opened curtains, causing a pattern of shadows to swirl on the table beneath it. It was warm, almost uncomfortably so. Some bastard had decided to save a few cents by leaving the air conditioning off. He loosened his tie. He could feel the pressure release as the collar peeled itself away from his n...

She dreams a surreal dream Of lavender and green And something that's more stable. She's ironed out the folds And now she's working on the wrinkles. I can see she's going to be The woman that she is meant to be. It's so wonderful being here Watching her sleep so peacefully.

An upheaval that I was not present for. A fractured landscape. Ashen skies with quickly approaching clouds ringed in violent orange hues. I blink my eyes, trying to resolve the jagged spires in the distance. A fresh scar runs deeply through the tormented earth. Twisted metal rails protrude from the rock. Train cars lay strewn across the barren ground like broken pottery. The bitter taste of metal, and the smell of ozone brings me to my knees. Where are all the bodies? There should be bodies. ...