Silently-beyond-hope

Can you hear it? That whisper in the rain that calls for you to stay a moment longer. That sighs in the wind, of longing for more time. That sweet melody that lulls me like a grim lullaby. Can you feel it? That peace that surrounds you every time you stare at a full moon. The quiet that fills you every night before the sun falls. The balm that soothes an aching soul with such beautiful tragedy, one might forget to breathe. I can hear it, it is the call of my home, the only place where truly I have felt I belong, and yearn for it every moment it is away from me. Most are content to sit indoors on a day like today, when the rain drops come ou

Standing still was probably the most torturous thing she had ever had to endure. The simple task of staying in one place was unbearable almost the point of physical pain. "Grrr…" she mumbled under her breath, "hurry up, hurry up, hurry up." No longer able to contain herself she rushed up to the counter only to be told for the fourth time in the last twenty minutes that handicapped and elderly were being let off first. Now Emma considered herself to be a patient, kind and compassionate human being. She donated money to charities where she could and almost always stopped to help someone in need, but right at this exact moment she found h