Author Archives: thinkinghertz

Our lost loves are laced with traces of what used to be. Smells, places, sounds, feelings, their touch– All memories tainted and poisoned by adolescent fantasies, Wishing for the comfort of a disillusioned past, Forcing the remnants of our loved to rescind into the darkest depths of our heart. Good intentions are never really enough,Continue reading “Shattered|Scattered|Pieces”

You see, past loves are love and always will be. Why has it taken me so long to understand? I constantly push those feelings away, But maybe acceptance is better. I still love you, I really do. Kill me now.  

She left Him when He needed Her most. Getting His hopes up, Dreaming about what it might be like To have someone stick by His side, Despite how fucked up He is. He let Her in, and put everything on the line, Only to end up betrayed; Worst of all, He trusted Her with everyContinue reading “Holding on to the Idea of You: Promises and Protection”

Filtered water flows filling the empty void of the kettle’s interior. Once a hard metal shell, Now contains a plethora of molecules that harmoniously bond, Forming the liquid of life. It’s potential? Limitless. And yet, it remains still, Cold and lifeless— Waiting. Rotate that knob on high, And the rear burner, Where the kettle liesContinue reading “Tea Kettle”

“Good morning!”she says with a soft but detached smile–one that has clearly been rehearsed for this precise occasion. “Good, thanks! How are you?” He replies. I can’t believe I just said that to my boss… what was I thinking?–a frequently reoccurring thought. Later, that same day, a couple of guests arrive for a meeting. He greets them withContinue reading “Millennial Schlemiel”

She emerges from the Sea prophetically– Her bronzed skin, layered with droplets of water, Glistening with glory in summer sun. The way she moves is enough to paralyze a man– Her movements are refined and effortless, As though she were gliding over the land beneath. Her eyes have a way of penetrating the darkness inContinue reading “The Sunshine Princess”

Today, I feel the pain of the world as she reaches her arms out for my chest, as if to steal my delicate little heart away. “Please,” I say, “take good care of it until I return.” As I offer my heart and soul to an indescribable figure from another dimension. I have no plan.Continue reading “Destination Unknown”

Once everything was over between us, I realized I wasn’t the same person that you fell for. Instead, I tried to become the person I thought you wanted me to be and lost myself in the process. The changes I made to my being began at the core–my heart. I wanted to heal you, no, I neededContinue reading “For Who If Not For You”

Absorbed in the past, I find myself contemplating time–oh, how I’ve grown! Yet, I yearn for a simpler time–a time of naturally carefree innocence, when I didn’t despise myself and feel the need to drown my sorrows and pain. I know that I can never return, but I still find myself dwelling on days longContinue reading “Past Participles of a Former Life”

Into the darkness, Into the mist. Heart is clouded, Mind amiss. Cold to touch, Hard to hear. Nothing to see, Eternal fear. Empty of taste, Nutrient void. Lips sealed shut, Voyeur schizoid. Much ado but Run amuck. Better not To give a fuck. Lifeless, and alone, Winter’s bone. JCH