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  A Cancerous Friendship

  

  By shaylapurple16, Hong Kong, Hong Kong

  “You’re KILLING me!” I desperately hiss. My half-whisper half scream, Lets me express you’ve missed. But I don’t verbally say it: Just leave us in a silence. And its infinite nothing, Sends to me, daggers of violence. Questions, they swirl in my mind. Cancerous, they eat me aw...
• Nonfiction > Personal Experience
  This I Believe...

  

  By shaylapurple16, Hong Kong, Hong Kong

  I believe that if two people love each other, it doesn’t matter which race each person comes from: they should be able to have a relationship or marriage that is equal to anyone else’s. I also believe that the children of the parents from two different races should be equal to those of one singl...
• Fiction > Realistic Fiction
  Camping Creature Characters

  

  By shaylapurple16, Hong Kong, Hong Kong

  “Camping?” Melissa hollered through her cellphone. “Fiona, you want me to go camping with you?” Balancing the phone between her ear and shoulder, she began to get ready for bed. Slowly, she walked to the bathroom, then tied her long, caramel colored hair back in order to wash her tan face an...
• Fiction > Realistic Fiction
  Discovering Hidden Voices

  

  By shaylapurple16, Hong Kong, Hong Kong

  “Buenos dias Mexico City!” I repeated the familiar news greeting. My father owned the hologram telecast, shown in each household, along with a hologram publicly displayed in the morning sky. Getting ready for school, I listened to the headlines in English. Though we were in Mexico City, the repo...
• Poetry > Free Verse
  The Ball of Opportunity

  

  By shaylapurple16, Hong Kong, Hong Kong

  The ball of opportunity, My fingertips catch. Ball, floor, Ball, floor. Constant rhythm I feel inside, Steady contact happens. Ball, floor, Ball, floor. Quick squeaking shoes, Piercing whistle blows. Ball, floor, Ball, floor. Dodging, knocking, Swerving and curving. Ball, floor...
• Hot Topics > Bullying
  Mention of A Word

  

  By shaylapurple16, Hong Kong, Hong Kong

  Who would’ve thought, A private school hallway, Could turn into the deadliest of battlefields, With just the mention of a word? What others think is fun; funny even, Just initiates this hidden war. Only those observant few notice; Or maybe just few care. Racist jokes shot around, Like...
• Poetry > Free Verse
  What I’m Trying to Say

  

  By shaylapurple16, Hong Kong, Hong Kong

  You’re running from something, I don’t know what it is. But you’re going your fastest, Hiding in the sneakiest ways you can. We go in different directions; I can’t figure it out. Do I follow you, Or block your path so you stop? Am I even supposed to help? Maybe what I’m trying ...
• Nonfiction > Personal Experience
  The Universal Language of Love

  

  By shaylapurple16, Hong Kong, Hong Kong

  In that moment, with my Abuelita’s arms wrapped tightly around me, I felt warm inside and out. I knew she loved me in every language. When I was eight years old, my grandparents visited Hong Kong for the first time. My dad’s family is from Mexico and before this trip, they had never traveled ...
• Poetry > Free Verse
  Words

  

  By shaylapurple16, Hong Kong, Hong Kong

  Words. Words; Beautiful, meaningful, vivid. Deceitful, spiteful, malicious. Quizzical, debatable, contradicting. Words. Words; Some of my favorite things. What else so clearly paints a picture, Captures a moment, Shares itself with the world, Reveals the authentic person in you? But, ...
• Poetry > Free Verse
  Thoughts That Matter the Most

  

  By shaylapurple16, Hong Kong, Hong Kong

  Your team is on offense, you’re in a bad mood. The ball of chance, Is passed to you, bringing back memories, Leaving you trapped in the corner with nostalgia. Stuck in a box, Confused by the yellow-orange gym lights. Eyes scanning everything, Overanalyzing, being analyzed. The moment ...
• Hot Topics > What Matters
  Should We Clone Humans?

  

  By shaylapurple16, Hong Kong, Hong Kong

  Science has advanced greatly in a short amount of time. Cloning of mammals has now been made possible. Cloning is the result of a genetic copy of the parent organism. This process occurs naturally as a form of asexual reproduction, but that is only found in certain bacteria and plants. For cloning t...
• Poetry > Free Verse
  The Knock of Opportunity

  

  By shaylapurple16, Hong Kong, Hong Kong

  To the door of chances, Comes the knock of opportunity. In any shape and size, In any order of importance. You opening the door, Could change everything. It’s the difference between a fulfilling life, And a normal one. There may be work, Sacrifices and more, To open that door of cha...
• Poetry > Free Verse
  How Much Does Life Cost? (Inspired by the Colorado Theater Massacre of 2012)

  

  By shaylapurple16, Hong Kong, Hong Kong

  How much does life cost, If people treat themselves, As well as others, In a friendly, loving manner? How much does life cost, If other people have no regard, For their own lives, And the lives of innocent others? How much does life cost, If people have the desire to, Completely give u...
• Poetry > Free Verse
  What's Better?

  

  By shaylapurple16, Hong Kong, Hong Kong

  What’s better? Being the person who displays, A mask of kindness, Covering up the, Dark side hidden beneath it, Or: Being the person who, Straight up tells, Those they can’t stand, Their opinion on them? It seems like either choice, Wouldn’t be the right one. But in life, ...
• Poetry > Free Verse
  And You Won't (Not Just Another)

  

  By shaylapurple16, Hong Kong, Hong Kong

  You know in your heart: They’re right. But pride lets you think: They’re wrong. You hold onto what is good, But your confidence, Dwindles out acceptance, To their words. They talk and you listen; And nod respectfully. But you just think, Of what could’ve gone wrong. They tell...
• Poetry > Sonnet
  What You Need to Know

  

  By shaylapurple16, Hong Kong, Hong Kong

  Your laughter is like music to my ears, Your smile is like the golden sun mid-day. If you are happy, I will have no tears. Your joy, it makes me glad in ev’ry way. When I’m with you, my heart is filled with joy. The cold, deep darkness of my heart is lost. Anyone who hurts you I would dest...
• Poetry > All Poetry
  Mrs. Rosa Parks: Quietly Defiant

  

  By shaylapurple16, Hong Kong, Hong Kong

  Mrs. Rosa Parks: Peacefully defensive, Kindly aggressive, Quietly defiant. Mrs. Rosa Parks: Dedicated to education, Diligent at work, Determined to gain equal rights for all. Mrs. Rosa Parks: Careful with her actions, Smart with her decisions, Tactful with her arguments. Mrs. Rosa...
• Poetry > Free Verse
  The Forgotten Song of Peace

  

  By shaylapurple16, Hong Kong, Hong Kong

  Think back: When was the last time, You saw complete peace, In every country? Peace, where people got along: Weapons didn’t threaten, Diseases didn’t cripple, Race didn’t matter. Peace, where there was no hate: Each individual was respected, For being themselves; For being uniqu...
• Poetry > Free Verse
  Can Music Hear?

  

  By shaylapurple16, Hong Kong, Hong Kong

  You press play, The journey begins. Sounds fly to heaven. Notes floating slowly, Slowly, Slowly. Next, rushed through a machine in heaven: Bright lights flash, Radiant colors bounce everywhere, Twisting and turning so rapidly, All in the matter of a second. Faster and faster, Quicker a...
• Poetry > Free Verse
  Descriptions

  

  By shaylapurple16, Hong Kong, Hong Kong

  Satisfied. Content. Fulfilled. Those words used, To describe a feeling. When everything is okay, Fine, Alright. But they sound very limited, Like a Meeting Standard. Certain things necessary, To achieve the feeling that Those words describe. But how do you describe, Feeling Excee...
• Poetry > Free Verse
  I've Always Wanted to Be

  

  By shaylapurple16, Hong Kong, Hong Kong

  I’ve always wanted to be: The voice for those who aren’t heard. The thoughts for those who can’t explain their emotions. The words for those who can’t write. The listener for the people who need to talk. The strength and energy for those who can’t fight. The courage for those who...
• Poetry > Free Verse
  Realizations

  

  By shaylapurple16, Hong Kong, Hong Kong

  Realizations are complicated: We may know something, In our heads, All along. But our hearts won’t admit it, Until the words are said, Aloud. When words are spoken, Things become real. Thoughts and whispered hopes, Become things in reality. The untrue becomes true, The impossible bec...
• Poetry > All Poetry
  Questions

  

  By shaylapurple16, Hong Kong, Hong Kong

  Why do the rich get richer, While the poor get poorer? Why does the high class rise, While the middle class drops, And the lower class sinks? Who created “classes”? Why isn’t everyone equal? But if I say that, Why is it considered communist? Could separations, By country, Race,...
• Poetry > All Poetry
  Silence

  

  By shaylapurple16, Hong Kong, Hong Kong

  Silence When you’re scared But if you speak, you’ll be hurt Defenseless When you are being treated badly But you can’t fight back Muteness Not being able to share your opinion And if you try, you’ll be punished Passiveness Having your food and water taken away But talking w...
• Poetry > Free Verse
  The Soul's Home

  

  By shaylapurple16, Hong Kong, Hong Kong

  Inside your heart, Is a soul in it’s home: A door on the front. It puts up its “Welcome”sign, Or double locks itself, With an extra gate on the front. If you look into your heart, And find the door of your soul, When you pry the cold knob open, You’ll find words floating, Every w...