Terminal Runway
A train horn blew in the distance with that familiar sound. The cloudless blue sky vibrated with the sound of distant engines, echoing a forgotten childhood. A girl stands in... Read More »
Author: Renee Hargrave
Unburied
I have returned to a place I have stood many times beforeThe wind brushes the back of my neckBlowing wavy hair over the sides of my shoulderInto the autumn breezeLooking... Read More »
Inheritance
The heart of my childhood still achesDecades later I’m reminded of my griefIt rests somewhere deepIn what could be the essence of my soulIt lays dormant until I’m confronted by... Read More »
Lament
And what will I becomeWhen there is nothing else left of me?Who will rememberAll of the words I’ve never spoken out loud..Will I disappear in the wind?Or will the ashes... Read More »
Mend
There comes a point in my lifeWhere I have to let it all go Every hurtEvery painI carry it like a scar that fades with time,But never disappears completely,And the reminder... Read More »
Fragments
And I was left standing thereWith the world shattered at my feetI looked around at the scattered remainsIn an attempt to figure out how to put back togetherThe remnants of... Read More »
Crossroads
I continued to walk an endless dirt pathAnd it eventually came to a fork in the roadI found myself looking left and looking rightBut the anxiety in the pit of... Read More »
Familiar
There was a haze on the horizon of the summer heatAnd it poured down on meReminding me of a time from beforeFrom when I was less aware,Never unsure, never full... Read More »
Entangled
Wasted breath traced the lining of my skinFumes laced with your touch Along the surface of my latest dilemma I repent the way your name rolls off my tongue Like an unnatural poisonYou’re... Read More »
Quiet
Bright eyes in a manic state,More aware than what the past few years could offer meI lost count of the days Blended in between angry words dragged out in frustrationThe past... Read More »