What Stares Back

When my eyes meet the silvered pane,sometimes the face is foreign,other times a familiar ally offers a wry nod. I … More

The Weight I Carry for You

The world shatters again, another name taken by their own hand carved into the quiet,the air goes thin, the sound … More

Tics and Truth

Tics speak truths my voice won’t utter, a stuttered drum beneath my calm facade They ripple through my quiet moments, … More

Almost Everything

Almost Everything The weight remains,tight in the chest,loud in the quietbetween what I hoped forand what has not yet come. … More

Fabric of Forever

When someone close to us dies,the world stutters.The light shifts.And though clocks keep ticking,nothing sounds the same. Even if we … More

The Dance I Never Finish

I was talking to a friend recently, someone I had gone on a handful of casual dates with. She has … More

Of Trials Born and Dawns Awaited

Life presses hard against all of us. Not by cruelty, but by design.The forge does not apologize for the fire.The … More

A Man I Used to Know

While cleaning out a storage unit, I found a photo from a life I barely recognize. A life I once lived, and a version of me I no longer am—but still carry somewhere quiet inside.

Why Meaningful Words Still Matter

Lately, I’ve noticed something. More and more people are ending conversations with the phrase, “Appreciate you.”Or even shorter—just, “’Preciate you.”Tossed … More

Where the Past Weighs Heavy and the Future Stirs

A life unfolds in fragments, in choices made and opportunities missed, in victories that linger and failures that refuse to … More

The Battle Between Knowing and Doing

We know what we should do, but we don’t always do it. Discipline isn’t about knowing, it’s about action. Maybe the goal isn’t perfection, but catching ourselves a little faster.