Every day he drives to work,
wearing down the tires on the same old abrasive path.
Car parked in the usual spot,
nine hours later the man turns off the lights in his office
and stands in front of the elevator door.
And yet he works on the third floor
of a 15-story building.
But since the ...
Mr. President: “Good afternoon, gentlemen. You may not know one another—or me, as a matter of fact—but please do not be alarmed. I am the president of the United States. You may not know what the United States is, but frankly it does not matter. Using this time machine over here—” [pats th...
How lovely you move,
Sun-kissed little fairy,
With many of your kind
As the sweet honey
Dances.
You hum monotonously
As you land from flower,
To flower,
To flower,
And the leaves murmur a song
As you brush along.
When darkness sinks across the sky
Only then do you withdraw
Your frag...
Sunlight warms my face
And the concrete beneath my feet
Leaves imprints on my soles.
Tufts of grass
Sway flimsily.
A bare tree with the potential
To wear a floral crown
Watches pliant dandelions
Succumb to
A
Swift
Breeze....
I wish that I had a good brain,
‘Cause all I can do is complain,
From black crows to wildcats
And eggplants to straw hats
Without one I’m going insane....
It all unraveled when Kristina Snow, a high school girl with a bright future, goes to visit her dad: a smoker, drug abuser, and alcoholic.
The two haven't seen each other for several years so the first few days drag by in awkward silence. Then Kristina meets Buddy, a gorgeous young neighbor of he...
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