The day before…

It was late in the afternoon, and the fog was still settling over the coast like a blanket tightly tucked around us. The wind was blowing softly through the tall grass, and we walked just close enough to speak softly to one another. Even though we weren’t talking our souls seemed to always carry on…

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Asleep…

I’ll never forget you In another life we make such wonderful lovers We sit so separate as we sit so close together I’ll never get you Loving me that way Loving me with all your heart Loving me I’ll never wonder what was I’ll never forget I’ll always be in your memory  and you’ll always…

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Love, fear, and karma…

I don’t need to hate people. I don’t need to wish them a bad life, or have any desire to wish any harm come to them. Karma catches up with people. It has with me, and it has with you. I have only love in my heart. Even the people everyone else tells me I…

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Goodbye Shauna…

Shauna left us this week to rejoin the starsA satellite watching overhead Now someone’s guardian angel A light as bright as her eyes Burning like the sun A drum calling to us from afar Her heart as wild and free as a river Just as sweet as the first taste of honeysuckle Springtime always showing…

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All the time…

Sometimes Sometimes I don’t think I’ve thought this thing through  I think I’m over my head In too deep Sometimes Sometimes I’m afraid of where this is going I can’t see beyond my fears Faceless demons  Sometimes Sometimes  I look into your eyes I see your smile and I know that’s all I need All…

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Why should I?

Confusion swirls in me like cesspools  Blocking the natural flow of me Not letting me be Looking deep inside for somewhere I belong Do I belong here? Why can’t I get lost inside the comfort of my own soul There is no rest…                for the wicked Thanks Ozzy…

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I hope you never…

I hope you never doubt the truth of us Spinning in circles in love Dumb to possibilities unknown to everyone Hanging from chandlers swinging Overjoyed in the frame captured on the lens of fate Dancing to music that only we hear Next to the ocean On the beach Wind blowing Holding my hand Kissing my…

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Sup, Tanis?

I appreciate all the email, texts, calls, instamessages, tweets, and all the other methods you use to connect with me. I’m touched that so many people are concerned that I haven’t been writing as much. So what’s up? I’ve been in the process of moving into a new house. I’m still working at Certa Seal,…

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Tomorrow

The right decision never seems to come to me My words My thoughts Hurt everyone I love Everyone I know It feels like no one in the world is listening I feel like Shit Everything I think Everything I believe Everything I want All of it seems out of reach sometimes The only thing that…

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