Kurt Rees

Missing You

I could swear I heard your voice today. It made my head turn, but I knew better. I could swear I saw you standing in line at the grocery store. After doing a double take I realized it wasn’t you. So many things happen during each and every week making me wonder if it’s you.…
Her Perfect Love

She glances at him from across the room. No words are spoken between them. Her mind races back in time to when they first met. He was a soldier in the army and was home on leave. She met him at a church function, and the two were inseparable after that. Picnics in the park,…
It Lies

It sits in the smog off the shore of Galveston. It lies in the mouth of the pet dog. It’s a fog that sits at 6am on the local pond. I can see it coming from your mouth. It sits in a jail cell with a release date of today. A man or woman with…
Christmas Snow

Christmas Snow I can look back and see the Christmas snow falling slowly. It never made a sound, but chilled my watered skin to the bone. A time for family and cheer was tainted by your words. I spent the entire day wondering what I did to drive you to him. Now I look back…
The River Rats

You see them every day. They stand in line at the local store. They also appear while you are driving. Once the sun goes down people say they go home, but we know their souls gather at the river. There is an angel that has been sitting at the bridge looking over the river. He…
The Winner

I was watching TV today and noticed a beauty queen on the news. She won the competition and there were forty nine losers. The winner gets called and she talks about her new book. The book talks about success. The girl says that she has been competing for well over ten years and that her…
Backyard

He sits in front of the TV and, listens to the man on the screen. Police surround the man who is escorted out of the house. He states how he has changed and that he should be allowed to live by the school. The kid’s eyes are fixated on the man. He looks into his…
Broken Heart

I saw Carl sitting on his front patio. I went to him and he asked me if he ever told me the story of how he and his wife met. He talked about how he was dating someone and took her to a club. Then, Rita walked into the room. He talked about how he…
The Pyro, the Drugstore and the Lie

I remember when i was young. I would walk to the drugstore. Magazines and candy were always awaiting. Sometimes, my friend from school would join me. We would head down to the drugstore together. He always tried to cause trouble, and this one time went too far. We bought some candy, read some magazines and…
The Critic

I have this habit, it is placing printed pages on the floor. I will sort through numerous poems and stories and put them in piles, good in one pile and bad in the next. My dog came in to say hi. I pet her behind the ear and she walked out of the room. I…