Terribly bored on hot summer Sunday in 1996, Jeffrey L Williams played (and lost) a video game, unsuccessfully rearranged his bedroom, and stumbled upon an episode of Golden Girls in which Blanche decides to become “a great Southern writer.” By the end of that 2-part episode, he was writing what would become his first short story, “Thanks, for Being My Friend.” So began his often tumultuous love affair with the written word.
The Return
By Jeffrey L Williams
It was to return
Mightier than ever
With vengeance and determination
To destroy all that dares question it
All that disobey its ruthless abandon
I remain stubborn
Intensely stubborn
No fear for this mortal
I stood in its path
Arms stretched
Eyes clenched tight
Waiting for its wrath
Then it came with the strength of a newborn
The courage of a coward
And the success record of a blind bank robber
Mightier than ever
With vengeance and determination
To destroy all that dares question it
All that disobey its ruthless abandon
I remain stubborn
Intensely stubborn
No fear for this mortal
I stood in its path
Arms stretched
Eyes clenched tight
Waiting for its wrath
Then it came with the strength of a newborn
The courage of a coward
And the success record of a blind bank robber
Great description.