Aberrant Literature Crowdfunding Campaign

Hello everyone!  I wanted to take a moment to thank all of you have been supportive readers of my poetry.  It means the world to me to see the view totals continue to rise and for them to do so on a regular basis is extra awesome!  So, yes, I indeed offer you all my sincerest gratitude.

Looking to the future of both this poetry blog and my writing career as a whole, I have high expectations.  Those expectations are waiting at the end of a long journey that continues with my first published short story, coming to you thanks to Aberrant Literature.  We are currently running a crowdfunding campaign to bring life to these goals we've all worked so hard to accomplish.

You can support us by following the link provided and making whatever donation you can: www.gofundme.com/aberrantlit 

We also appreciate you passing the link along to your friends who may be interested in showing their support as well.  You guys are the best!!!  Thank you so much!!!

Stars

Stars

I have never seen the stars
I have longingly gazed up
And found only afterthoughts

Unconscious balls of fire
Hurtling through an indifferent vacuum
They were born in that vacuum
They will die in that vacuum

Before they flicker out
They will inspire
Ideas of greatness
Promises of eternal love
Hope for something more
Curiosity for the uncertain

But I have never seen them
I have questioned them
Forgotten them
Assumed they were there

But with each passing moment
They move in only one direction
Away

Masks

Masks

Pick a mask
And glue it to your face
Let the synthetic adhesive sink in
Deep into the face long forgotten
The image long mistaken
The unfamiliar lie in the broken mirror
The broken truth in the cracks
Where once there was a face made broken
There is now a mask made whole
Whole and empty
Empty of potential
Full of the world's allowances
Wear the mask
With accompanying muzzle
And find your place in the crowd
Your place
Built for replacement
For a new, empty mask