After life has broken you open, perhaps you may create art.

...Authority is the unmistakeable tone in the voice of a true writer...

...You won't age? I promise you this - your hands will go shiny and transparent and at the slightest bruise they'll bleed...

From the moment I saw you, I wanted you in my dreams.

... The house is on fire, but go ahead - finish painting the verandah...

...Dark embers smolder inside me - one touch and they flare - who would have thought memory combustible, or near you bright sparks appear?...