I vividly recall how the rain smelled as it beat against the dirt outside that house. The way it slowly trickled down the half-opened window, colliding with another drop just before racing to the bottom. I kept my head against the wall, imagining what it must be like to be a raindrop- to feel that adrenaline rush as I plummeted from the enormous…read more

It has always been 
Just you and I
Where trees and rivers meet

We swam, we sang
We played with dolls
We danced with two left feet

For all the years
-from then ‘til now-
It hardly seems that distant

And though things change
-or stay the same-
We grew up in an instant

I’ve heard your laugh
I’ve felt your tears
I’ve lulled your heart to sleep

I…read more