I see a homeless lady standing. Her sweater hangs loosely from her frame.

A man walks near her. He gives her a cigarette.

Her hair looks like dying grass.

I look at the leaves falling slowly, and I want to bury each one as if they were a loved one.

Jorge B. Valdes Jr., an SFA graduate student, lives in East Texas and contributes to movie, film, and book reviews for the Horrorzine, having contributed to their anthology, “Feast of Frights.” On his time off, he tries to ponder reality, and the reality of truly being and enjoying things. Valdes is happily married and has 2 wonderful dogs named Corben and Shadow.