This small bubble of isolationRecycles my every breath,Into the fresh air, like that foundIn an open meadow in early springYet it is darker than nothingness itself.My movement is restrictedBy the casket walls that hideMe away. Craving light, I break free.I dig my way to the surfaceOf a planet inhabited by beingsThat claim to be friendly.Their... Continue Reading →
Mastering Loneliness and Love in Kokoro: Natsume Soseki’s Classic
Book Review: Kokoro Kokoroby Natsume Soseki Edwin McClellan (Translator).1904.Genre: Classic, Japanese LiteratureKlorrie Cup Award Winner, #0009This article contains affiliate links. If you purchase using the links, I get a small commission at no extra cost to you! Summary: Kokoro, meaning ‘heart’, is a tantalizing novel about the friendship between a young man and an enigmatic... Continue Reading →
token friend
textbooks tell me humans are social creatures. humans need interaction to thrive. humans need to love and feel loved. anti-social. introvert. shy. weird. awkward. negative. crazy. those are my names. the names on my collar. the names i respond to. friends. people who care. only... they don't. they are friends so long as i remember... Continue Reading →
Inside a Box Office Booth
The time ticks slowly as this madness swallows me. I hear only the sound of a cold breeze. Slithering across the glass, it stands between me and the abyss that I have gazed upon since the setting of the sun. What if it were to shatter? Would I be sucked out by the chilling wind?... Continue Reading →

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