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Someday I’d like to hear God’s laughter. I’d like to hear Him say, “I’m here” Or “You’re doing good” If I’m doing good. I want to listen to God’s voice when He says, “Good job” That is, if I’m even doing a good job. I’d like to feel His hand Patting me on the s... - Poetry > Free VerseThe mighty oak Fills my eyes And to my surprise He's walking by. I watch the piece of my heart What a piece of art. Every day I wonder when I'll ever get it back again. He pulls it by a string. What a terrible thing. He puts it in his pocket And seals it in a locket. The piece...
- Poetry > Free VerseTake me home To where cattails reside On either side Of the street. Up the road you’ll find A pond and a hammock Where I wish I could sleep. Take me to where roads Cross paths. Then take the left And you do the math. Keep traveling to a Yield sign. Take that turn And let the roa...
- Poetry > Free VerseI’m no longer Held captive By your looks. No longer Prisoner To your charm. No longer Kept as your Slave. I am my own being. I am free. Never again am I Left in your wake Bleeding and Desperate. No longer am I Hoping for death. I’m no longer Yours. Because I am No longer....
- Poetry > All PoetryThe world is clouded with the media. With the thought that we have to be perfect. Thinking that a single blemish is awful. Well, because we think that way, that’s awful. We aren’t perfect. But we have to be according to the media. God didn’t make us perfect. Perfection isn’t how w...
- Poetry > Free VerseI watch the boy With blue eyes and the Breathtaking sweep of his hair Across his forehead. He's all jock. Such a newbie Striving to fit in, but I will say He's got good looks. He's probably a jerk. The cocky thinks-he-knows-our-system Kind of guy. When he doesn't and we a...
- Poetry > All PoetryWe are soldiers of love. We march to the beat of our hearts. We die at the hands of time. We give Band-Aids to those wit broken hearts. We are no Navy Seals but Red Hearts. Earning Purple Hearts for our bravery And gutsy actions in getting the girl or Kissing the guy. We have no AK’s ...
- Poetry > Free VerseI remain defiant, Independent, Strong, Indifferent. I remain poised With my feet adamantly On the ground. I remain Composed, Collected, Confident. I remain Without you....
- Poetry > Free VerseWhy does life have to be hard? Why must I waste time in school learning things I’ll never need? Why do I get punished for doing something I thought was right? Why is the sky blue, why not green or violet? Why did you have to go?...
- Poetry > Free VerseI’m drowning. Inside me. I’m slipping Into an Inky blackness. The edges Of my vision Are being Overtaken Into the dark. I’m struggling. With my being. With my Self. Please My mind is Pleading Begging Sinking. Everything is Collapsing and Colliding. I’m trapped and ...
- Nonfiction > Personal ExperienceI tug my bike out from the garage I have known for so long. I realize that I’m truly happy. The happiness creates butterflies building up in my stomach. The light of mid-day shines brightly through the ancient pines and a smile creeps onto my face. With a towel around my neck and a bathing suit on...
- Poetry > Free VerseI lay there in the field, Watching the clouds go by, Waiting, watching, listening, But you never came. I lay there in the field, Day and night, Waiting, watching, listening, But you never came. I lay there in the field, The sun kissing my face, The wind caressing my hair, B...
- Fiction > Realistic FictionAdrenaline surges through my heart. I look down at my sun-kissed golden skin. It’s now bloodied with my own DNA. I notice that my heart is also pounding in my ears, my breathing gets heavier and heavier. The sky is dark. There are lights flashing in my eyes blinding me. I see the mouths of people ...
- Fiction > Historical FictionI stood in the street. People screaming, crying, and running literally for their lives. Dirt flying in every which way on my street. I didn’t care anymore my mamma, papa, and best friend Jay were dead. I sat with them in their last moments, watching the fear in their eyes. Fires broke out everywhe...
- Poetry > Free VerseI am a rose petal. I am orange, yellow beautiful; Holding fast to the stem that connects us all. I feel the gentle summer breeze sweep my back side. Taking in the warm beauty Through my soft fibers. The majestic oaks and pines Sway so far above me And my flower petal friends. Their...
- Poetry > Free VerseThey think we can take it all We can’t It’s like they don’t remember Being our age. Overloaded with information Continuously stuffing our brains, That’s how I feel. At any moment I’ll keel over from Too much learning. I can’t do anything about it It’s my school I should be...
- Poetry > All PoetryIt started with a picture online. Then it became a wagging tail through the doorway Lilly stuck to my heart On the like of love, and she slowly burped her way Into the love of the family. Lilly was something to look at She was a hazel-eyed-super-shedding-big-lug-of-sleeping dog. Now my pu...
- Fiction > RomanceI was falling. Falling through the air, my body was searing with pain. My back was born with flesh and my own blood. Feathers, the feathers I thought I would have forever were whooshing past me. They were drifting down past the grey clouds each one making what was left of my wings decrease in size, ...
- Poetry > Free VerseAll day and night I think Only about you. In my dreams I see you During the day I watch you But only from behind the sad gloomy bars You put up to separate us both. You left me here Road kill Is that all I am to you? I’m still alive though My heart bleeding My face soaked With the tea...
