An essay on sadness

Some days I want to sit and cry I’m not sad I’m not sure what I am My heart is at peace As peace as it can be When my anxiety doesn’t take hold of the wheel anyway Even then I’m not sad I don’t know what I am I am Something else Someone else…

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What scares me?

What ifs don’t scare me. Neither do what would be or what could have been. I don’t live my life by the fear of dying. Fuck, we’re all going to die. I’m not afraid of the weather, of water, or of any other element that stands before me. I’ve stood in the crashing waves of…

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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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In Our Love

Soft and meek your voice calls to me From the bedroom Like a lost memory Memories and dreams are only perspectives  of what was Your voice brings a different emotion Yearning  Desire Calling to me from behind the door Asking me to join you Calling to me from long forgotten dreams Asking me to forget…

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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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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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