My school schedule has been messed up ever since the earthquake, understandably. Yesterday I didn’t have classes at all, and today I only had a half day. Which means I had a lot of time to hit up the stores and stockpile food just in case things get worse where I am ( Read more... )

( ... and I'm not sure I'm completely satisfied with how it turned out. )

( Short and overly dramatic drivel, but hey it's something. )

A cup of coffee sits
On the mahogany end table
Next to the green lamp
Purchased during the Eisenhower Administration.
Cream, no sugar.
Never sugar.

A young woman stares ahead,
Her eyes glossy
And red with tears.
Absently, she pets a white persian
With a rhinestone studded pink collar
Who purrs in complacency.

A strong hand grips a quivering shoulder.
The young ( Read more... )