Lost In Routine

Sleepy eyes shocked into awakening
Grudgingly drag a lethargic body out of bed
Yet the brilliant light of the mid-day sun
It beckons, it calls, but still I run
The day is long and time abundant
Minty fresh breath ruined by necessity
A chocolate-chip waffle the hour’s desire
Yet the primed brain with streams of glucose gushing forth
It beckons, it calls, but [...]

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Shadows of Rwanda

There were others in the room with her. “I can’t do this right now,” she thought. “Not right now.”
“Wasn’t it so good? Did you guys like it?” her sister’s friend sweetly inquired. She could only nod her head in agreement as she reached out to grab a tissue from the box beside her. There was [...]

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