The Daydreamer
you can feel it the little pieces of yourself just sort of crumbling off and floating about as if you were dissolving into an ethereal cocktail of both sensation and […]
Category Archives: Johnathan Schofield
Ghosts and Regrets
this is a far cry from reality imbibing these dreams – my hallucination you haunt the heart with desperation the ghost of every memory you walk the hollow, hallowed halls […]
The Odds are Against Us
Face down in the dirt, with this boulder on my shoulder It’s hard to breathe, as I grope at the darkness before me My fingers sink into earth for some […]
A Progressive Pat on the Proverbial Back
I put my hand to the tree I let my fingers fall across I feel the texture, the temperature, the contour It’s real. I know it, as I drag my hand […]
Soliloquy of Solace
Step to the ledge of the blackest abyss That fatal step into dreamland I’ll take you to dreamland Come close and take my hand Escape all the horrors you know you won’t miss […]
Mr. President
Sometime in the not-so-distant, dystopian future, in North America, in an office – an oval shaped one… Secretary: Mr. President, we’ve called this emergency council to bring you up to […]
The Hollow Heart
One more tip of the hat One more backward glance A look over the shoulder as I walk away One more moment as I slip off into shadow And embrace […]
The Song of Lily Reed
To Read the First Part of this Story, “The Road of Lily Read,” click here. The softest night, the silent stars, in speckled radiance Cast down their sparkly, twinkled […]
So Many Cakes
I don’t like to talk about myself. I really, really don’t. But if there is one thing I am discovering, having been an active blogger for the last 9 years, […]
Grievances
You’re not doing your credibility any favors. You built up this world. You created this microcosm, and made me feel it was the only one. Your system is dying. Your […]
Rhyme Written In Red 