Jill Terry

Night falls
And the door of
Loneliness
Opens once more
Wandering thoughts
Leading deeper
Endless hours
Pass by idle
Tears born of
Frustration
Wanting so much
To believe
While truths falsities
Ebb and flow
Raging as the sea
To shed tears of happiness
Heart swollen with joy
From the gift of truth
Another should bestow
But what illusions spring
From a bounty of words
While reading the pages
Of one’s very soul
A beacon in the darkness
Wrapping round [...]

Tags: beasts, beauty, caged, connections, fear, freedom, hope, illusion, lies, loathing, loneliness, longing, lost, love, personal journey, truth, virtual reality, Writing

It is no accident that she sees these things, these glimpses of the future and what lies behind the veil of façade in which some choose to linger. There are no accidents and they always seem to come at an appropriate time in her life; just when she needs the clarity most, but still, always [...]

Tags: con, death, debachery, fortelling, future, insanity, liar, lies, Life, loneliness, loser, lunacy, madness, no talent, panhandler, past, perception, premonition, prose, reap what you sow, short stories, Stories, truth, vagabond, visions, Writing

She sat in darkness before a blank screen; mind numb from endless thoughts turning, as her entire world had become since his departure. Her abysmal writing proof that mediocrity is alive and well in a world that has forgotten what great literature is about; his words slashing like swords, haunting her day and night, blocking [...]

Tags: cruel intentions, darkness, demean, doubt, fear, hate, loathing, loneliness, mediocrity, pain, perception, prose, self doubt, self loathing, suffering, witching hour, Writing

My words fail me
I am empty
Darkness falls
I am alone
The world suffocates
I am unhappy
The storm rages
I am weary
Tomorrow is unknown
I am hopeful

Tags: hopeful, Life, loneliness, poem, poetry, Writing