City of Acceptance

Driving in traffic, bumper to bumper, and a big truck cuts me off, beeping loud like why do I even exist. We all inch forward at stops and starts, getting madder by the second. I watch one guy talking and gesturing angrily on his car phone. Another guy in a fancy sports car shakes his…

Daily Practice

The morning had begun fine, just like any other. I had rolled out of bed and walked to the bathroom to brush my teeth, while thinking about the day to come. Thinking about what work shifts I had today, who I might see, and excited about what I might eat. So quickly though, those mundane…

I Need You to See

Something in me wants to be better than you so it can feel good enough. It sees a world of limits, a world where there’s only so much worth to go around. It’s deep in some dark corner inside me. I don’t want it to be there, actually I hate that it’s there. So I…