The Stranger Before Me

"Thoughts; anxious, confused, frenzied - together rushing, swirling, spinning. A whirlpool of senseless patterns plunging deep into an obsidian depth. A cold churning sea of feelings. Emotions rise an..."

"I sat down underneath that tree, caressed by a warm summer breeze. Closing my eyes, I found myself gazing out through the window of dreams. My body (getting lighter now), gently carried by the breeze..."

"Full moon suspended in the midnight sky like a magician's trick on a darkened stage. Surrounding woods softly illuminated by flames of a campfire, teasing the night air. Around me, a warm, almost gol..."

"~~ I arrived on that hot July afternoon, spirit broken, dreams shattered. Numb from the pain left by years of physical abuse and neglected feelings, in need of a place to lick my wounds and heal. I ..."

"She crept down the stairs to the party below, and there awaited her chance. She stood on his toes and clung to his knees, the first time he taught her to dance. A towering figure of power and strengt..."

"~ ♥ ~ Who was there to hear your cries and bandage your scraped knees? Who sang to you those lullabies? I know it wasn't me. Who was it then, that dressed you up; put ribbons in your hair? Who watc..."