She whispers softly. He stands an arms-length away. She calls again. He holds his reasoned stay. Its early in the eve, there’s little to fear Nothing is changing for her around here. He takes a step downward. She swims to the other end. He finally touches the water. She looks back at this new-found friend.… Continue reading You Must Rule Over Her
Category: resurrection
Imaginary Bondage
More than 3 decades have passed. I know only because the marks are scratched into the wall next to where I try to sleep. Sometimes I stare at those crooked lines, losing myself in the valleys of shadows and dust trapped in those tiny crevices. Sometimes I stay up too late counting each slash; remembering,… Continue reading Imaginary Bondage
The Stone is Rolling
The stone is rolling. Teetering on the edge. Where once it was secure, placed by the fingers and hands of the Almighty Creator, fixed in its place. Where it once was separated from the waters, the sky, and the soft earth. Where it once was part of majestic mountains that hovered, that threatened. Where it… Continue reading The Stone is Rolling