There’s a little cafe down the block from my drab, one room apartment that I go to regularly just to sit, nurse a cup of coffee, and watch the people hurry by. They’re always so wrapped up in their own worlds they don’t notice the strangers around them. One day, I notice an older gentleman sit at the table across from me. I’ve seen him here before, but I never knew his name. Today, I decided to jo...

“Do you work here?”

A simple question, true.

“No, I stock shelves for fun!”

“No need to be rude.”

She storms away,

I stifle a giggle.

My manager comes by and says,

“I just want to know why?”

I don’t get paid enough to care

Why that guy wants women’s underwear..

What’s wrong with society

And the world where we reside?

Money is what you seek.

Me? My goal is to just be free.

To stand on a mounta...

The wind was blowing in an unforgiving way. I pulled my hood up higher and just kept walking. I knew if I stopped, all my thoughts would catch up. I’m tired of being alone, tired of not feeling worthy of happiness.

The scars on my arm began to itch to remind me of why they were there. I pulled my sleeve down and shoved my hand in my sweatshirt pocket. I don’t want to remember that the darkness i...