“There’s no real reason to feel this way tonight”

I started a new job, a regular type of job, for once. I’m a waitress.
 
I work with people that have been doing this for a while, and they unionize real well. They gossip, they “cover” each others tables, they get swollen ankles, and they wear bowties (I do, too).
 
Tonight I noticed someone. He works not [...]

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Get Thee to a Nunnery

I want to become a nun. 
 
A couple of factors could get in the way of this dream.  One, I am not Catholic and have no intention of converting.  Two… I would end up a nun.  A nun.  As in the opening line of that joke, “A cowboy and a nun walked into a bar…”  [...]

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there will be a show tonight..

i just caught my neighbor spying on me dancing in my room.
there are a few factors here to visualize: i have only 1 little window in the room and its circular and not any bigger than a foot and a half, next, i was dancing to ‘for the benefit of mr. kite’, which you can [...]

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issues

Issues. People like to coat things by saying, “I have issues”, “she has issues”. And the other person raises their eyebrows, says “Ohhh”, nods slowly, as if “issues” explains a persons entire being… explains why that person is the way she is.
 
Issues. Issues are cool to some folks. Issues represent a self-absorbed self-destruction when a [...]

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i suppose its my turn to write.. its my turn to fall

if you believe in formulas, i think i’ve figured one out. writing can be very nerve-wracking for me… how much do i want you to know, how will i relay my message, and will you like it? oh you..
clenched jaw X (times) cold driving + (plus) time with dad - (minus) two physical (minor) injuries + (plus) too much [...]

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