I always find myself here, the tree stands tall, glowing an unnatural red. Fear is crawling up my spine and my neck tingles—as if my soul was ready to slip from my body. Darkness surrounds me, yet the night sky blazes with a million stars.

In the distance, beyond the mountains, a bright yellow glow spreads across the horizon. I tell myself it must be a city. I run towards it as fast as possible,...

His favorite color? No idea. But his darkest secrets? Those I knew well.

In distress, he confessed all the horrible things he had done, and I comforted him.

I followed as he sank into a deep spiral. Selfish, cruel, with no regard for human life—yet I never judged him. I clung to what he might have been, though he'd never reach it.

He desperately needed help, and I wasn't the one to give it. He ...

To know someone who is beyond perfect

Whose life is hard, but makes it worth it

A beautiful soul, with such a great heart

Sparks my curiosity from the very start

Between kind actions and gentle words

Lends a hand and makes you feel heard

Handling all problems with much care

Struggles through troubles that aren't fair

Peaks at small details of a great adventure

The kind of soul I c...

In a world full of roses, be the sun.

Shine bright among almost everyone,

Radiate a warmth the world needs,

Filling your life with plenty good deeds.

Be of meaning, like a brand-new day.

Be of hope for what’s on the way.

Float through darkness with the stars,

Because as the sun, that is what you are.

A big fiery ball out in outer space,

Existing in the most perfect place,

Giving li...

Sitting outside one night,

Looking above at a dark, clear sky.

A fixed gaze,

That saw a stream of light passing by!

It sparkled for a distance,

Disappearing in the blink of an eye.

In awe of the night,

Witnessing the most lovely surprise.

When stars fall,

Whispers of hope and wishes fly high....

A blind kitten called out from a distance,

Each cry lasting only an instance.

Puzzling how it was just wandering around,

I waited for its mother to be found.

An hour passed before she approached me,

Then gently carried away her baby....

The ground split open up beneath me, so deep and sudden that I was tumbling before I could comprehend what was happening. I reached out, clawing at the hard, empty surfaces around me. My body slid forward as adrenaline rushed through my veins.

"I don't want to die—or fall into the depths of something unknown," I thought in a rising panic.

In moments like these, life flashes before your eyes but ...

There are monsters

amoung the living

There are monsters

who are unforgiving

There are monsters

who seek to control

There are monsters

that want your soul

There are monsters

who stalk and prey

There are monsters

out to ruin your day...

Puffy white clouds spread across the sky

Odd-shaped figures floating right on by

I see a chubby lady hanging around

Stubby hands wave towards the ground

Thick coiley cloud hair resembling curls

A figment of my imagination in cloud world...

"My upper back and shoulders ache," I complained to myself. "Each morning I wake up more sore than the day before. There must be something wrong with my mattress."

Night after night, I lay in discomfort trying to force myself to sleep. The thought never crossed my mind that the problem could be me.

One morning, something strange emerged....