short story – Page 20 – Jordyn Saelor

Infantilization

I have a hunger to fill the hole the gun of your tongue took out of my ribs. *** You say I love you like a magic potion

Road to Jericho

I think the Samaritan on the road to Jericho was someone who once lay dying in the desert and needed somebody to save them.
I think that’s how they learned to save the next someone.

The Humans Whom Humanity Failed

If you distill the universe to one soul, bottle up every experience and shake it up–who would you have?

Do you sleep with the lantern on?

You write by lantern light late at night no clock to tell the time. — It’s so quiet, the buzzing in the walls has died. — the lamps across the street are on. So I think we will be okay, won’t be stranded on our remote-less island for too long. — Youtube addiction? Nah, it’sContinue reading “Do you sleep with the lantern on?”

I don’t have a poem today

Because I’ve spent the whole day posting stories here https://www.wattpad.com/user/blackviolettwilight

Letters for when the Love Lies

Let’s begin with the cure: I am consciously aware that what my thoughts tell me are not the truth. But sometimes they creep in insidiously, a mosquito’s sickle tooth,

How to Seize Your Destiny

I want a different background, a different date, hello good sir, have an appointment with fate? No sir, I mean sir, hullo there, g’day, don’t soothe me with greetings, don’t ask me my name don’t use up your language, it only holds blame. — I want a different story, a different time, fate still hasn’tContinue reading “How to Seize Your Destiny”

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