• Future Haiku

  • Our Very Last Trip

    I knew this was going to be my last trip with Laura the moment we boarded the plane.  The way she kept trying to check social media, to check the news until the very last second didn’t bode well for the rest of the trip.  All I wanted to do was to talk about all…

  • Hearts Pounding Haiku

  • Uncertain

    At this point, I didn’t know where I was going to go from here.  I had just quit my job without any back-up plan.  I no longer had health insurance or a steady income.  My almost fiancée had just broken up with me which was a situation that seemingly came out of nowhere.  I had…

  • Grief Haiku

  • Love of Suffering

    From an early age, I knew running was the one thing I could focus on.  The one thing I could use to get away from troubles at home.  The only action I could take where my family wouldn’t join in and in the action, I could take the time to quiet my buzzing mind.  I…

  • Nature Haiku

  • No Decision Here

    “There is no decision here.  You will not leave.  You will not leave this house.  This is your future.  Our family is your future.”  My father stood over me and I wondered how I would survive if I stayed under his roof for one more night.  My creativity was stifled by a man who didn’t…

  • Free and Clear

    “We are in the free and clear.  I hope we can escape before he gets back,” Riley whispered as we both listened for Jerald to come back.  His heavy tread on the wood floor was the only way we knew whether or not he was home.  For being such a shy and docile man, I had…

  • Being Alone Haiku