Stories tagged “perspective”
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Garden of Remembrance
Jon’s eyes drifted to her. Bev sat chained by her kennel, rocking on her haunches, and staring at him like he was a stranger. She wants to kill me. He let his gaze move to the willow by the gate. He still remembered the summer when they met; he&#...
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At Belly Button Level
I was all sweaty after your kickboxing routine, watching the world jump up and down, twist and turn, as you punch and kick your way to tighter abs and glutes. Thanks for the shower afterward, the thorough cleaning. It feels good to be lint free and les...
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Three Shots Of Perspective
I hear the unusually silent ambulance as it pulls up to the pub parking lot. The lights are off, and the thrill of the vehicle’s rush is absent. The men inside take deep breaths and head inside to get some drinks. They walk in slowly and sit acro...
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Poor Me!
The androgynous figure sat at staring at the monitor on the desk. Stale light flickered from it catching her greasy not-quite-shoulder-length hair and reflected off broken glasses that had been jury-rigged with wire and tape instead of being taken to a...
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The Grey Zone
The war room was heated. An odd assortment of people from around the world sat around a table arguing about what needed to be done. They had just voted down the last proposal- Adam’s proposal. Adam did not give up. It couldn’t end this way....
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...and many more to go.
A quick look back shows the space that I had just left. It seemed so far away… certainly the effort was nothing insignificant. The feeling of exhilaration at this progress has inspired a wide grin to cross my face. Perhaps I’ll even hazard ...
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Solar Campfire
Stoke the fire Make it burn There’s so much more to learn. Toss the soil into motion add some air plants and ocean Other orbs large and small rock or gas cover them all A final flourish life and sky Five billion years Before it dies A Solar Campf...
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The Setting Sun of Perception
write for you despite what others do insight is true light blue like the earth from afar dark purple when your gravitational pull is unlit by our star… but you are star dust, right? that is why you glow so bright? then we must move through life a...
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Dark Russian
Tad—“Mmm, good dark russian. Thanks.” Liv—“Your welcome.” Tad—“It could use a splotch of cream though.” Liv—“Use heavy cream.” Tad—“Heavy cream!?” Liv—̶...
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An Angel Lights the Dark Path of Their Dreams
Someone told me You had caroled solely But that you weren’t lonely Only that you went undoubtedly Without a one and only who wholly Understands your soul’s song and story Under drifts of snow you stand A candle held with both hands on the ...
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Vignette: Bridge
For itself, it is the bridge. For the cops, it’s a magnet for trouble. Drug dealers, thieves, and all manner of criminals were drawn to this place, pulled from every direction. Left to their own devices, they would make the bridge a haven for the...
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I never watch the news
Until I am the news. Go to YouTube. Type in: Perth Fire / Bushfire There’s not much up there yet. Look for anything dated today or yesterday. Do you see those houses and trees that are burning? That bridge which just burned down? That’s the...
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A Pretentious Alien's Poetic Perspective
when what you can’t control outweighs what you can like time and the fact that you had no say in existence to begin with; would you consider fate to still be bitter or is it sweet mint and cinnamon and rain like glitter? Because it surely encompa...
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Watching Me, Watching You
Standing in my face with all the temptation in the world. Keep brushing against my backside as you walk by. Making sure that I know that you are there. Watching who I dance with & every move I make. I know you’re watching, but you won’t...
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Transition
He was young, even by the standard of the enlisted troops. He drank too much and became bawdy. The officers didn’t reprimand him, know that he may survive the morning if he was late, or early. Others watched the campfires, sullen. They knew the f...
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Life as a Photograph
Life is not real today, for it is a picture. It was another still; it will be another soon enough, with me a passive observer to the succession of images. My assertions amount to just enough to turn the pages, present the next tableau. Here a row of bu...
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Loss in the Din
As half the platoon made a wary descent towards fields of dangerously high corn below an explosion echoed from behind the hill. Small arms fire cracked through the air and over the radio, “We’re good…Johnson, you okay? Hey…shit&...
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Pay the Universe No Heed
I slowly lift the rifle, lifeless in my hands but ready to bark at my command. For a moment I see my prey, a fleeting glimpse of too much flesh for so unsightly a man before my view goes white. I see nothing. All of existence is momentarily gone. Blink...
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Greyscale Arson
lighted sound breaks at dawn but all around the world is grey midday, the city simmers noise the system is fully functional. rise up – the streets are free fight the counterfeit dignity build your world from oils and canvas and set it alight with...
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Look closer
Here, in my palm, is a small country. It is green, lush, with trees and ripe fields. A patchwork of healthy landscapes. Now, look closer. There, in the bottom left hand corner, is a little brooke. Chuckling water bubbles and gurgles over multicoloured ...