GoldDust Magazine

It's time you learn the power & history of Gold

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Helping Himself

  I didn’t know I was raped, Until I knew I was raped.   Quite the contradiction, right? He’s laughing at the irony, I’m sure.   He was the second person to ever “have” me, Without my permission of course.   I woke up the next morning,  Cloaked in shame and faint smells of whiskey. […]

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Words

  You are the one that showed me that words (so beautifully written they bring me to tears) are meaningless. You make words meaningless. You’re a balloon, filled with hot air. You’re a writer searching for God in women with nice faces. You fed me your words until I became full and fat, then you […]

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A Dance with the Devil

It would have been 3 years today. But you’re selfish and took everything we had away. I loved you. I still love you. With my whole heart. Feelings don’t just shift overnight. But over a period of time they fade. I guess that’s why you’re not in love with me anymore. I want to apologize […]

The Feeding

A dusty fan circulated across the room from one end to the other. It’s been a while since Augustus put it to use, so he couldn’t blame the junk for its inability to remember its single duty. Arkansas hasn’t had a summer night like this since he was a child. He lay in his damp […]

a home to die for

Things came to this home to die Built on a shaky-foundation near the 405 Earthquake-prone and landslide-endangered Each summer a construction project A retaining wall, erecting pylon A flat roof posed a threat to the collapsing rainstorm-struck ceiling Each winter came an animal to drink from the pool just to fall and drown Things came […]

I Was Lying in the Sun

  I was lying in the sun, Near juniper shrubs and storybook villas. Not enough profit and pleasure in the telling of, The tapping of a cigarette, The brush of bare knees, A long draught of wine, Closing the shutters on balconies, With blinds made of lace at Angel’s Bay. Red watermelon hues. I’ve read […]