Writing Prompt

A pendulum swings

The sun and the moon flirt

Above the world

A man stands atop a building

Looking deep into the veins

Of the city below

The emptiness between him

And all else

Pushing him back from the roofs edge

A formless force

like those moments between joy and sorrow

suspended in time

sometimes he feels like a collection of dust

an accidental form

looming in some corner

a regurgitation...

I love this new apartment!

with its panoramic view!

For now, this holein the wall will just have to do!

Look around!

What a sensation!

Let’s pretend its a mini vacation!

Let’s not freak. Let’s look at the view

Oh my dear!The Sky is soo blue

I can even say I see the SEA!

Mom? Did you rent this place

From AirBnB?

We have enough food

Plenty of water

Please keep your eyes

On your daughter!...

I am high above the city

I am free and blissfully so

I am high above the city

The birds sing as the wind blows

I am high above the city

The sky oh so blue

I am high above the city

But ah, who knew?

Who knew the freedom of the sky,

Would start with a goodbye?

Would end with me falling,

Falling, calling

Out to anyone who would listen

Being high above the city,

The lights and sound drowned out

Isn’t ...

The cold barrel of his .44 was pushing into the skin of my forehead. He was giving what in likelihood was an impassioned monologue on the satisfaction of catching me. No word reached my racing mind. I couldn’t help but to think of my little girl, swiping for her mobile my last time seeing her. The arduous snap back to reality was the metallic click of him cocking his hammer. Both of us were silent...

High above the city, seeing the world. A mother buying their kids a new fancy phone and yet hearing complaints. A father working it all so they can afford the one little toy their sons been wanting forever. Grandmas taking a coffe with their granddaughter who they haven’t seen in forever. A grandson saying goodbye to their grandmother wishing they had spend more time together. Small children playi...

High above the city, we scaled the tallest mountain we could find, unbothered by the strenuous task. The wind playfully twirled our hair into our faces, enjoying the trip as much as we were. The granite slabs that yawned and stretched towards an expansive azure sheet were speckled with salt and pepper quartz and mica. The stone was moist with dew that slowly vanished in the rising sun’s warming gl...

High above the city, people have to look up to you, rather than down. That is why I love this hideaway in the towering city wall. I get to be the one to look down on the ones who are despised by my kind.

Being a street urchin wasn’t exactly the life I had in mind for myself, though, I find that no one’s life goes according to plan. My mother certainly hadn’t considered having me out of wedlock. O...

Sitting on the rocky 4,500 foot tall cliff, breath taken by the lights of the now far away city. It was impossible to not fixate on the view, though I’ve been ostracized by the raider- including a number of other city people. The raiders were changing the city I once knew, though something’s never change like the lights of the city.

It was truly a breathtaking sight to see, especially in the nig...

You were above all,

High above,

High above this city.

So far up,

Nobody could see you anymore.

We miss you.

I wish I saw you,

Before it was too late,

And you’ve already gone up,

High above the city.

Oh how I wish you were here,

But instead,

You’re gone,

High above the city.

And now I can only wish I was better,

For you,

Now that you’re high above this city.

Inspiration from the song _I Wish_...

In the realm beyond the earthly skies,

Where golden light forever lies,

There stands a place of wondrous grace,

A haven for the human race.

Heaven, where angels softly sing,

Where souls take flight on gossamer wing,

A land of peace, without despair,

Where love and joy fill the air.

Streets of gold and crystal streams,

A place where hope forever gleams,

Where every tear is gently dried,

And every...