Grace

I have become a cynic.
I look at the world with utter dissatisfaction at the human condition and contribute by continuing on in my lazy, self-absorbed life. It is as though my body experiences these daily ventures and my mind observes, re-hashes, then falls into the …

Women these days

"The conduct and manners of women, in fact, evidently prove that their minds are not in a healthy state, for like the flowers which are planted in too rich a soil, strength and usefulness are sacrificed to beauty..."
-Vindication of the rights of women

At what cost …

Intertwined

Intertwined with silence
She stares blankly at his mind.
Brushing softly cross her lips
She shudders.
He leans in.
Steals
A kiss?
A glare...
Hands ready
Heart ill prepared.
He tries again
And with clever jest
Tactfully misses
Lips to rest
On hill of …