Lovely, you're always lovely "What are we watching?" He lay on the blanket beside her. A vision, you were the one He watched a falling star then noticed her silence. "Is he gone?" She nodded. Now I am stuck inside a memory You forgot about our destiny You buried me, didn't you? "Who becomes a …
Demolition Day
"Five. Four. Three--" Local news cameras panned to the protestors clustered around the barricades. "Two. One." Silence. The brick building seemed to lift from its foundation, and hang, suspended. Onlookers clicked photos with their phones. Then crumpled in a thick cloud of grey and red dust. Birds shrieked and darted, and the delayed sound of …
Happy Birthday, Baby
My Outreach Program recently took me to a neighborhood where I stumbled upon a lovely birthday celebration, renewing -- Wait, what Outreach Program? I travel outside my circle of convenience to new or under-visited neighborhoods out of curiosity, to see the world anew and activate new neural pathways. Was this trek worth the effort? The urban development has been …
