Submissions by WestcoastWeirdo (Broken Brainworks)

His eyes were like...
Homemade chicken pot pie.
Mashed potatoes and gravy.
Inviting.  

Home.

Head pounding...maybe it's my brain bashing on the inside of my skull trying to let someone (me, of course) know that it wants out.

Like a wrongly accused asylum patient trapped in a room with no windows.

Except my brain does have windows.  If it were only smart enough to look through my eyes, it could see the whole world.

And make it its own.

Your mother is the one that loves you
The one that says she cares.
Your mother is the one that hugs you
And swipes away your whisping hairs.

Your mother is the one that tucks you in at night
The one who soothes your darkened room fears.
Your mother is the one that smiles
And kisses away your tears.

Your mother is the one that tickles you
The one that plays those fun games.
Your mother is the one that makes it alright
And fixes all your pains.

Your mother is the one that smiles at me,
The one who pours us a...