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  Heart of Stone

  

  By Kvothe28, Temecula, CA

  Oh this heart of stone, How I plaster the cracks, With hope for the day, The day you come back. It pulses, it aches, The pebbles loosen, my vessel shakes. Each beat it chips away at itself, this sad chalice, This pain shelf. It’s like a dam that’s sprung a leak, My attempts to fix it t...
• Poetry > Free Verse
  Train

  

  By Kvothe28, Temecula, CA

  I got on board my train of thought, my seat was in box three. I sat by a window, on the side, to see what there was to see. When out of the corner of my eye, a small distraction passes by, and to my surprise, he winked at me. That is well and good I say, as long as the train is on time today, ...
• Fiction > Realistic Fiction
  The Forum

  

  By Kvothe28, Temecula, CA

  I slide into my usual spot at the table, and it's pretty crowded. I'm sitting next to Shyness, who doesn't make eye contact and continues eating. Then I see her. “You should go talk to her,” Confidence says. I nod. He's absolutely right. “Are you sure about that? You'll be humiliate...
• Fiction > Thriller/Mystery
  Salvation Syndrome

  

  By Kvothe28, Temecula, CA

  A small, precise pain. That’s all that I felt; the rest of my body feeling as though it was floating, like I was a ghost. It was like my entire being revolved around one tiny throbbing in the crook of my elbow, near the vein. I opened my eyes and was assaulted by a bright light. It was unbearable....
• Poetry > Free Verse
  Why I Write

  

  By Kvothe28, Temecula, CA

  I search for the words, looking at my map, to no avail. They catch in my throat, fight tooth and nail, and they fail me, again. So I open my playbook, consult the X’s and O’s, but confidence sneaks up, And sacks me. I wish I could explain to you, why I say the things I do, but I can�...