Convince yourself you’re going to go. That’s the first step. You won’t want to at first; you’ll want to stay at home and read; or stay at home and watch television; or do anything, really, that involves staying at home. …
An Imposter Consoled by the Sea by Megan Sanders
I was in abeyance,And still the tides rolled endlessly, sparkling under a spectacular golden sky.Perhaps it was because I was an amateur.I lacked the simple adroitness to deserve anything more.So I am left in shackles by the shore,And I am …
A Father’s Sunday by Andrew B. Lucke
Turn back the lapel black, the only suit I ownHadn’t she promisedDidn’t she lieWasn’t it my promise to show the wayHow cruel the thought left behind cold and narrow but for the red rose pinned to my jacketYet to remain the wheel whose teeth are worn …