a scribble of jo

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Month: October 2014

  • true north

    You drive the highway, feel life pull you in different directions, but his the strongest. A magnet, true north—all other directions relate to this. Night darkens around you both until the green lights of the dash illuminate his face, and his eyes become eternal. The moment stands infinite and fleeting all at once, and you think to…

  • the deep

    I sit on the dock in the middle of a storm, and I wait for the whisper to reassure me. Winds howl–like wolves hungry for satisfaction–and the waves of the lake slap at the edges of the cold  metal dock. The lake is surprisingly bright for this midnight disaster. I lay my body down, too tired…