(This is a fiction written in answer to the challenge Alan made to me.) I got out of the taxi and headed into the large building in front of me. It was raining and all I had was today's newspaper to cover my head. I unfolded it quickly and caught a...

Love is like a rose, covered in pain. Trying to understand it will drive you insane. People have tried to learn how it makes you feel, But the thing about love is no one ever will. Love is like the water which can smoothly flow It is also like a...

Her fingertips caress the end of the stem. Petals echo their scent with every breath. She walks at a slow pace, staring at the windows. Her reflection smiles beside the open bloom. Clouds surround her feet as she thinks of the days, When the world is...

Fingers, trembling, touched the glass, My heart was racing, my eyes were searching, Searching for that little one. Breath fogged over the barrier, My mind was remembering, hours before, Before the clock turned 7:01. Tears came welling over the...

On the white sheets lie shades of peach and crimson. Her brown eyes see tears rolling through the room. A framed portrait presents a denied future. Aching, the pale lids close and absorb peace. The progeny, cheeks wet, quit to another room. One...