Silence is common to us all,
We speak from the shadows,
With words polite, movements proper,
Yet no one hears intention…
We reach out and touch each other,
Who do we truly feel?
We speak of breaking down walls,
Only to fortify ourselves further
Afraid of being in the light,
We stand in the darkness, naked,
Flawed, we attempt to hide our scars -
A masquerade […]

My screams echo off the silent walls, yet all I hear are whispers, sobs and sniffles. Agony takes a seat in the second row, compassion occupies the front row. Ecstacy, now stained, takes a piteous seat at the back.. Pain, no stranger, smiles as he takes my hand. Welcome, all, to the story of my […]

Friends. Strangers. People I don’t know, people I love. Through silence, I hear you speak, words arranged like flowers in a garden. My breath gets taken away by the beauty. Every thought you plant blossoms in my head, giving rise to emotions and feelings that come all that once, making me confused. All at once, […]

Life is so strange. Why is it that even when there’s nothing wrong, I feel like not everything’s right? Even when I know I have every important thing I need, I feel like there’s something missing. I am lucky to never have to starve, to have a wonderful house to live in, to have a […]

Black easel. Nineteen-inch canvas. Ten paintbrushes and twenty-six primary colours. I’ll mix them up and play with them. I promise to create magic…
Now the morning comes, dark and gloomy. The lovely grey clouds of promise have turned ominous black. It’s the calm before a storm. In the stillness, I can feel the tension about to […]