Author Elinora Barker
(im)mortal There is no sky today. Only smokey flames Engulfing Helios And his horses. The same sooty embers That filled the lungs Of the smaller, Weaker Phaethon As he was struck By the king Of the sky. Only the elements… Continue Reading →
“You’ve got a college degree. What are you doing here?” Her brow furrowed in a look of genuine confusion clouded with judgement. I knew she never would have expected to find me here, moved back into my childhood bedroom, working… Continue Reading →
“People were trying to tell him he was a genius, you know,” I looked pointedly at Peter, “But he just never could accept that title, was real humble about it all.” “I don’t think you’re so humble like him, Grampy,”… Continue Reading →
I’m just trying to figure out how to function in this chaos. How to function while I am the axis of the earth, Watching all inhabitants rotate around me. Around, Around, Around. Again, Again, Again. A mass of screaming color… Continue Reading →
“I thought I could make it. I really thought I could make it.” Closed, tired eyes, Hand gripping mine. One wrinkled, one smooth; A testament to youth Lost to love and life And strife. The path of one tear Marks… Continue Reading →