I drew this as a card for a friend who is retiring. He’s leaving the rat race, get it?
The Inktober prompt for today was Tranquil, so that worked out.
So far, I feel like Inktober has forced me to draw, but it’s also rushed me to finish in one night. I won’t make that mistake on the next one though. I’m going to take my time on it! …hopefully.
To lose you
Unimaginable
You are half of me.
You are always there.
When I need a laugh,
When I need a cry.
You know me best
You read my heart
You see my soul.
To lose you
Is to lose myself.
A vital organ
Roughly excised
By uncaring reality.
I have confidence in my ability to face anything
Only because you support me.
Nothing scares me
Except
The prospect of life without you
Makes me dizzy with fear.
I’m going to try to do the Inktober thing.
The prompt for today was “poison” so I tried to draw Poison Ivy. I really don’t like this one but, oh well. Maybe I’ll be better by the end of the month.
Yesterday was an eventful day.
His twin hadn’t been there to see it.
He sits on the front step for two hours
Talking to him on the phone.
They sift through the events
Passing the details back
And forth
Until both find common ground
Until each knows
Exactly as much
As the other knows.
An icy little wind devil
kicks up the air in my cube
leans against my left shoulder to read what I write
blows on my soup
peeks under my blanket
keeps making grabs for my toes.
The office AC has summoned him.
Only he who has been granted
the power of the thermostat
can send him back to the ninth circle
from whence he came.
Sarah D. Silvey 