Slow Roast
Why didn’t you tell me you were hungry? I’ll cook for you. This dish will take hours to prepare, though. Do you have time? How big is your appetite? I need to make sure I have enough of the right…
Creative Stereotypy
Savoring Life
Clarice Lopez
The Remote
When the sound is off, the adrenaline fades, and the performance ends,where does your mind go? When the lights are offand the weight of the daydissolves into the mattress,where does your mind go? Did you let your diffuser run out? To turn…
A Ball of Red Thread
I have opened and shut the computer a few times in the past couple of days. The words, you have. The truth, you have. A test of resilience? Maybe. Let’s see how long I last. I’ve been trying to find…
Note to Self
I woke up with a really distressful feeling in the middle of my chest, and it had its own soundtrack: Run Together, by Mumford and Sons, one of my favorite bands. I haven’t been able to remember my dreams lately.…
If I Could
If I could run to you,I would. If I could be close enough to feel the warmth of your hands,I would. If I could say the things I want to,I would. If I could pinch youwhen you send me an enigmainstead of an answer,I would.…
Locked In
Can someone unlock me from this screen? I’m becoming delirious. I feel trapped. 🫨 I’m seeing things that are not there. Hearing things that are not being said. Or, are they? 🥹 I need some clarity. Do you have any…
10-4
Ok. I think I heard it. I think got it.🙂 As a matter of fact, I have been hearing just not knowing. It can be confusing sometimes. I don’t know if it is part of the scripted framework or an…
Misread
This is for you,Wordsmith. In between the lineswhere everything liesI wonderif you misread. The conversations we never had.They happened all in our heads. I wonder if I misread. I see we are trading places.You like creating spaces.What is it supposedto make me feel?…
Pastel Blue
What a weird week. I don’t even know where to start. I’ve been caught up in so much bureaucracy I don’t think I can look at another form without having a minor breakdown. My body tenses up and I partially…
The Trail of
I decided to hike up a mountain.A beautiful, intimidatingmountain. Up the hill, trying to shed doubts.Up the hill collecting sounds. The trails are unfamiliar, andthe top seems out of reach.I take a lot of breaks,eat a treat. On my way I see a Y.Where…
Breadcrumbs
I’m still here.
Dreamlike
I’ve traveled so many times. But this feels entirely new. Where are you taking me?I sense you. I unfoldwith my eyes closed.In the dark everything is juxtaposed. What are you projecting today?Is this a true story,or another illusion? Sometimes, I don’t knowhow to deal with…