I’m getting too old.
For imaginary friends.
No! Not when I write.
Free Stories, Poetry and Essays
I’m getting too old.
For imaginary friends.
No! Not when I write.
Blindness. And silence. But for your own beating heart.
The only sound you’ll ever hear, tearing your sanity apart.
“Let’s celebrate that we don’t burn women anymore.”
“Sure. How should we do that?”
“Let’s burn a woman.”
“What?! No! That’s a horrible way.”
“Oh. Okay. Then let’s burn a doll.”
A/N: Another odd, Danish tradition.
It’s time to cut the cake.
And so the children scream.
In lieu of the silent cake.
Scream, scream. Off with his head!
A/N: We have some weird traditions here in Denmark…
I tried a chapter,
And I quickly gave up.
So I went for a page
… still couldn’t back it up.
Perhaps a paragraph
Is the way to go?
I quickly discover
That the answer is no.
But a single sentence.
Success! (if but small).
And a little is far more
Than nothing at all.