Author: Mary

The Night Awake again, sleep will not come. I count the minutes, one by one. Silently, I walk up and down the halls. So many memories fill these walls. Lurking where the shadows hide. My loyal dogs stay by my side. It’s as if the outside world has ceased to exist. This small section of…

The Silence of Goodbyes Its be 7,670 days since you left this place. Time has not faded the memory of your face. I close my eyes and am transported back to that day. As if it just happened yesterday. The pain of contractions and the excitement of what was to come. Turning into frantic fear…

The Sea She sits upon the shore as waves come crashing in. Thinking about where to go, wondering where she’s been. An unstoppable force, in comes the tide. She sits exposed, nowhere to hide. The water slowly comes rolling in. She cannot tell beginning from end. It’s cold, deep, and dark. Like the future, bleak…

Dogs Big brown eyes with a caramel hue. A wagging tail greets you, too. The lopsided grin, the big black nose. Happy feet, tapping toes. They greet you at the door each day. Every time you’ve been away. Happy to see you, eager to please. With or without pedigrees. Sensing when you are sad. They…

Fading When all that is left is the empty space within. The nothingness permeates it all; there is no way to win. The silence is profound. Creating its own type of sound. It resonates within your soul. Preventing you from being whole. The malaise pours through your veins. Coursing like a runaway train. Will it…

The Journey Raging fire fills your veins. Every cell cries out in pain. The rush of agony feeds adrenaline. Then you come crashing down; fatigue sets in. Curling in upon your core. Body aching, tired, and sore. Your eyelids drop, heavy with sleep. Then tears fall as you begin to weep. Is there no end…

Chaos Chaos hides at night in the pale moonlight. Preys in the might of the full sunlight. It cowers in the darkest recesses of the mind, Spewing words cruel and unkind. It claws at the walls around our heart, Causing fear, while slowly tearing us apart. Reflected in the eyes of those we love. Raining…