Brutus

Dark eyes look in mine for the last time
As the knife slices between my ribs.

Pain explodes.
Lifeblood oozes out of me
Staining everything red.
I can't look away.

Where was Laocoon's warning?
I accepted your gift without question,
Heedless of Cassandra's cries
Until—too late—
The charade was over
And Troy began to burn.

You got what you wanted,
And you're finished with me;
Thrown to the floor with Tamar.
What you called love was only a delusion.

There was no kiss
When you sold me for thirty pieces of silver;

Instead, you said your farewell
With a twist of the blade
And a kick in the gut.

Mommy Moments: Little Chef

On today's episode of "I literally just left for two minutes to go to the bathroom" ...

"My brother wanted an egg wrap!"

The Girl From Moab: 25% and loading...

Hey! I just wanted to share that I've finished the music for SIX of the songs for my musical, which means am a quarter of the way through completing the score!! Now, I know I've been putting off some of the harder pieces, which means that I very likely haven't finished a quarter of the work yet, but I still feel like it is a milestone worth celebrating!

Since I have been putting so much of my (very limited) time into the musical, that means that I've been neglecting my blog far more than I'd like to. I believe the musical is going to be well worth the wait, but I miss getting to share things with all of you in the meantime!

I'm sure I'll still find opportunities to post things here, even if it isn't as regular, so come back and check every now and then! And if you're ever wanting to check out other things I'm writing, I am still a part of the Captives storytelling project, and I am the chronicler for a game of Traverse (a tabletop RPG) that I am playing with some friends. You can check out my record of our games here.

Unposted Facebook Statuses

I don't post on Facebook very often. Part of the reason is that when something comes to mind that I want to post, I over-think it way too much, resulting in it never being posted at all. I also struggle with posting on social media when I know my reason for posting is just trying to get attention. But since I have a growing stockpile of unused Facebook statuses, I decided to use them here as a kind of family update.

The only sad thing is that now I can't get "likes"...

I guess I'll get over it.

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Whenever I visit a commercial plant nursery, I just want to buy all the plants so I can free them from their jail and give them a happy home.
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"Can I be Morwen from the Enchanted Forest Chronicles when I grow up?" - me
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You know it's going to be a good day when...

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Reason #32 why I love living in community: you get to enjoy unexpected treasures like this.

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Dairy-free brownie trifle, because Char and I are epic like that.

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Love this kid so much <3

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Pretty :)

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This kid is taking such good care of his horsey... can we just get him a pet already?? (By the way, we're currently taking donations for the "Leane and Jesse move to a farm so their kids can have dogs and horses" fund!)

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"I like it. It makes our house look like an apothecary." - Evan

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Nothing much going on around here. Just cleaning our swords.

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Toddlers have never-ending ingenuity, especially when chocolate is involved...

Invisible

As a young mother I confess that I'm
Finding that it's a very lonely time
I always kept saying that I would be fine
But actually I feel
Invisible.

There are lots of great people I see day by day
Who live in our home, though they're sometimes away
There are chances to chat or stay up playing games
So why do I feel
Invisible?

I still have friends, I know that I do
But they're busy, and many live far away too
And my chances to get out of the house are so few
So I just feel
Invisible.

I keep going online as the internet gave
Social media "likes" for the attention I crave
But the high is illusive and soon fades away
In the end I feel
Invisible.

And the worst of it is that I don't understand
Why each passing smile, complement, helping hand
Are just swallowed up in an instant and
Once again I feel
Invisible.