News do good only to those Who thrive off of it; That is not to say That reporters would be no good without, But that articles, cheap gossip And hearsay are all vicious in the truest sense Of the word.

It is said through each of these, dirty kennels breed dirty dogs, They teach from the very beginning That all strays are unclean mutts- God forbid, I touch one and don’t Rush home to scrub mys...

Here, in my favourite form of art, Dimmed beneath this timid shadow of mine, And bearing the glow of my candlelight, But no less than, I should say!

With a quick click of my fingers, All but bathed in nothing except the fruits Of my romancing- or sorcery, As others like to call it- Suddenly the curtains have slid open To reveal the velvety stage and its Solo performer, to an audience of one; ...

“What are you suggesting?”

Pierre raised his chalice to take a sip, thinking over his response before answering the question. The distinct bitterness of plum brandy coated the palate of his mouth.

“You said it yourself, Marcus. Those wolves keep tearing through the fencing of the monastery, and only wreak havoc. They are clearly rabid. The sensible action to take from here would be to shoot the...

May 2009 Clean up takes place near my bed, But for what seems like the first time In the past few gruelling hours, Nobody is about but me and her, My little bundle wrapped in fresh linen Up close to my chest, smelling just Like me, in subtle whiffs of warm honey That I am so glad only I can experience This up close, so inviting that a small, Strange thought comes to me, One where I could not let a...

Dr Warrock,

You’ve heard from me several times this week, about updates on evidence found at the scene of John Doe’s attack. I’m sure you’ve heard from other investigators, too. If you’ve been paying any kind of attention to the details of this case, you’d know of mine and the prime suspect’s complicated history. I figured that you’d already had a slight hunch about the pieces of evidence you’d ...

It had been heard of all over the country; stories blooming at the first appointment of a nobles right-hand man, or the honour of being taken into the palace for the journaling of a day in the life of a member of the royal families attendees- if you were lucky enough, you’d even meet a personal knight. Yalin was one such man.

Somehow, word had passed that he’d made some excellent paintings, this ...

With what my mind occupied until You came back, retreated from the day And shut yourself away from everyone In your bed, no words said, Your back still bloodied with what Myriad of unfortunate children faced your Mauling hand- And that’s what you’d do; In the name of the country, you say, Or your superior says, And I’d no chance in anything before The moral compass your heart enclosed, Ripped ...

The more days I waste away in hospital, it seems worse news come to me, and so I’ve lost faith in the waiting game for a good outcome. To know that the phrase people use for comfort; it gets better- to know that everything simply crumbles into a tumultuous rockfall for me from now until my death has already thrown me into a deep and unforgiving pit.

I know that, once you begin experiencing the...

For the thousandth time, Wet hands cupping a colder cheek And not yet the blade by the bearers back, Which fills with an utterly stained want The tighter this bewitched palm strangles I blow,

I blow harder again as I had, Releasing the cracked skin from A sickening grip, And stop just as my fingers reach Within a small gap of empty, lifeless air, To stare To make alive, some empty shell?

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The deep of my stomach Burns again when I swallow, What else am I to do But drag myself, the wind to follow

My sickness, I realise In a moment of bliss, It’s her I know that I hate And you I remember that I miss

I’m waiting on you everyday Listening eagerly to hear Your jagged voice catching on the breeze, Passing faintly by my ear

Oh Sasha, i’m begging you, please Let a signal flitter throug...