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• Fiction > Romance
  Second Time's the Charm

  

  By Cameandgonesmarty, North Vancouver, Canada

  You leave me speechless; sometimes, I don’t even know how to describe what you are to me, and how I fell about you. See, in the part, I haven’t exactly had smooth experiences when it comes to these sorts of feelings. I guess every teenage girl claims the same thing: he was her first love, but ...
• Fiction > Romance
  Things You Should Throw Away But Can't

  

  By Cameandgonesmarty, North Vancouver, Canada

  I should probably get rid of the blue box underneath my bed, holding your Christmas and birthday cards to me, and the letters I wrote to you, but you never read. I should probably throw out the notes we passed in class – the remainders of the games we played – the reminders of the past. I was wr...
• Nonfiction > Personal Experience
  Imperfection

  

  By Cameandgonesmarty, North Vancouver, Canada

  She does the same thing every time. You’d think she’d learn from her mistakes, but apparently not. Every time, she gets her hopes up, and convinces herself that this guy will be perfect. She sets the standards high, and has expectations of him, and each time, he fails to deliver. Each time, she ...
• Poetry > Free Verse
  Happiness: Your Undoing

  

  By Cameandgonesmarty, North Vancouver, Canada

  How can your best decisions also be your worst? How can your happiness be your undoing? How can you dream of a life of success and yet pray that time stops moving? Can you wish for a change, but hope for the same outcomes as you already see? Can you have a whole new perspective on life, and stil...
• Fiction > Romance
  Locked Up Tight

  

  By Cameandgonesmarty, North Vancouver, Canada

  Megan’s heart fluttered with excitement and anxiety; she hadn’t left the house for months, except to go straight to school and back. It had been so long since she’d felt the cool air brushing onto her face, and she barely remembered what it was like to have the sun kiss her skin. Though s...
• Fiction > Romance
  Dear Diary, I Was Never a Believer

  

  By Cameandgonesmarty, North Vancouver, Canada

  Dear Diary, I was never the kind of girl to believe in love at first sight; I always thought that before you could fall for someone – really, genuinely fall for them – you had to know who they were as a person. Maybe you’d fall in love with their sporty side, their taste in music, or the ...
• Fiction > Historical Fiction
  The Sounds of War

  

  By Cameandgonesmarty, North Vancouver, Canada

  Melanie froze when she heard a gunshot coming from the near distance. She smelt the familiar smell of fresh ashes from a fire but stood, dazed. She never understood why men jumped at the chance to fight, or why they felt a sense of pride when they held guns in their hands. Once, before the war sta...
• Poetry > Free Verse
  Wherever you are

  

  By Cameandgonesmarty, North Vancouver, Canada

  To be quite honest I don’t know Who I want to be Or where I want to go I just want to be near you Wherever you are Because when you’re close to me Happiness isn’t too far You’re the sun in my sky The light's rays shining through a storm On a cold, winter’s day you’re the b...
• Poetry > Limerick
  This is My Life

  

  By Cameandgonesmarty, North Vancouver, Canada

  Sometimes, I like to curl up in a ball Because that’s how I feel Tiny, and small, Irrelovent, Unthought-of. Nobody cares They want to control my life Like it has suddenly become theirs. But I am my own person And this is my God-damn life to live. I’m not letting them take What is min...
• Poetry > Free Verse
  I Want to Be Skinny

  

  By Cameandgonesmarty, North Vancouver, Canada

  I want to be skinny I want to look sexy I want to be able to wear nothing but a sweater and look gorgeous I want to look like Vanessa Hudgens I want to have a flat stomach and strong abs I want to feel confident at the beach in a bikini I want to get my bellybutton pierced I want to get guys ...
• Poetry > Free Verse
  Total Control

  

  By Cameandgonesmarty, North Vancouver, Canada

  Gulp, Gulp, Gulp – first bottle of water emptied I look in the mirror and stare at my bare body. My skin is tan and healthy, opposite to how I feel inside: Pale, Hollow, Empty. My stomach moans, and I stare at my midsection. I squeeze it, as if to yell, “Stop!” and pull at it, ...
• Poetry > Sonnet
  The Game of High School

  

  By Cameandgonesmarty, North Vancouver, Canada

  The winners are set to take all And the losers always take none Everybody, welcome to high-school! Isn’t all this fun? Games get really tuff They’re confusing But the ultimate fear Is the concept of losing People keep backstabbing Fingers are held crossed Hearts keep breaking My frien...
• Poetry > Limerick
  Here it All Goes Again

  

  By Cameandgonesmarty, North Vancouver, Canada

  Here it all goes again I’m making all the same mistakes But I can’t stop it I can’t make them shake My mistakes, they’ve got me again I’m their prisoner again When I look in the mirror I smile But only for a while I realize I’m alone, and I frown My world is crumbling down ...
• Reviews > Movie Reviews
  The Patriot

  

  By Cameandgonesmarty, North Vancouver, Canada

  The Patriot, directed by Roland Emmerich, was a great representation of the events that occurred during the American Revolution. Unlike most historic movies, The Patriot was able to hold my attention throughout the entire film. Roland Emmerich did a fantastic job at choosing his actors, which includ...
• Opinion > Love / Relationships
  When I'm with Him

  

  By Cameandgonesmarty, North Vancouver, Canada

  When I’m with him, I feel a bunch of things and then at the same time, nothing at all. Like sometimes I don’t even think I like him that way anymore, but then BAM! Out of the blue, it comes back. Then sometimes I think I’m getting over him but then I get home and he’s all that I can think ab...
• Fiction > Realistic Fiction
  Thick Skin

  

  By Cameandgonesmarty, North Vancouver, Canada

  A few deep cuts were all it took to get me addicted to the intense pain of cutting. It had begun as a dare, but now, I just couldn't get enough of the adrenaline that hit me each time I created a new slit on my wrist. I watched as the blood started flowing, trickling down, out from underneath m...
• Poetry > Limerick
  The Shire (Hobbit Love)

  

  By Cameandgonesmarty, North Vancouver, Canada

  Hello, I am a Hobbit Welcome to the Shire Yes, the weather may be cold But my heart is set on fire There’s a boy who lives down the boulevard Who means a lot to me But since I’m nothing special I don’t think he’d ever love me I’ve talked to him a few times though He’s actually, ...
• Poetry > Sonnet
  Stormy Sky

  

  By Cameandgonesmarty, North Vancouver, Canada

  After all this time You’ve become my personal sun You’ve taken my stormy sky And turned it into a beautiful one You scared away the clouds Your rays stretched their way through So that the thunder doesn’t seem so loud Anymore, and all I can see is you All I can feel is the warmth from ...
• Poetry > Free Verse
  There's A Girl

  

  By Cameandgonesmarty, North Vancouver, Canada

  There’s a girl who walks around the school Like there’s nothing wrong There’s a girl who hides behind her fake smile And many think she can’t act But her whole life is a show, a play There’s a girl who talks like everything is great But when she goes home, She breaks down and crie...
• Poetry > Free Verse
  You're Just That Fish

  

  By Cameandgonesmarty, North Vancouver, Canada

  Bubbles, bubbles, bubbles Were all I used to see in this ocean so blue Then one day, as I swam, I noticed a new fish With eyes bluer than the sea itself; Who knew it was possible? From that day on, I couldn’t remove my eyes from that fish His scales sparkled from the rays of the sun pene...
• Fiction > All Fiction
  Memories Worth Dying For

  

  By Cameandgonesmarty, North Vancouver, Canada

  I swear I’m going to kill you. My lungs are on fire, my thighs are burning, and sweat is dripping from my brow; isn’t the point of this hike to admire the scenery around us? How the hell am I supposed to do that when I can’t take my eyes away from the ground, or focus on anything but the pa...
• Poetry > Limerick
  I Used To Know How To Swim

  

  By Cameandgonesmarty, North Vancouver, Canada

  I used to know how to swim. When I was just a year old, Fresh into the world I used to know how to swim I used to know the ocean Like the back of my hand The color, so blue and deep I used to know the ocean I used to swim and feel at home Like I was always myself And knew that, some...
• Poetry > Free Verse
  Tell Me

  

  By Cameandgonesmarty, North Vancouver, Canada

  Tell me that you hate me And I’ll quickly go away Tell me that I disgust you And I’ll change my every way Tell me a list of things I do that bug you And I’ll believe every word you say But if you tell me that you love me? It’s a rather mean trick to play....
• Poetry > Limerick
  Painting Pictures

  

  By Cameandgonesmarty, North Vancouver, Canada

  While other girls drew pictures I painted with my words Hoping that, through my scribbles The unspoken could be heard....
• Poetry > Sonnet
  My Favourite Book

  

  By Cameandgonesmarty, North Vancouver, Canada

  Your promises are like my favourite book Worn out and ratty, ripping at the ends Falling apart from the binding, because It’s been used a few too many times. The promises you make me are the ink From my pages, slowly fading with time, Going from a bold black to a grey, going Lighter, and l...