Eddie Daniels had been in a lot of tight spots in his life — from being trapped in bedroom closets, chased through alleys, dangling off fire escapes and even once locked inside the trunk of a Prius. But none of those compared to being hunched behind a couch, trying not to sneeze while a security guard strolled too close for comfort.

This was not part of the plan. Eddie did his best to pinch his n...

I didn’t bring you roses,

The florists had already closed

And chocolates? Well -

I ate them on the way home

There isn’t a candlelit dinner waiting,

Only the glow of the microwave,

Heating up a box of leftovers we half ate from the other day

I’m not serenading you under the moonlight -

It’s hard to sing on key

Especially when you are yelling about the trash bins I refused to empty

I didn’t writ...

I hoped for you …

The fool and folly of happy every after promised to me seemed less childish then…

I wished for you …

And no star fell to answer my request …

I searched for you …

And lost myself in bitter darkness …

Woke to shadows of you lying next to me …

Whispered lies so my heart would not know differently …

I’ve built my dreams on your silence …

Now, I wait for you …

And time itself seems t...

Have you ever heard of the flower that grew in the dark?

Removed from the light and left to fall apart

Uprooted, replanted and suspended in time

Left to thrive where others have died

Have you ever heard of the flower that grew in the dark?

Thought to be weak yet was strong at heart

Pressed down by the canopy with no view

Cultivating its will to breakthrough

Have you ever heard of the flower tha...