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• Poetry > Free Verse
  Ridiculous/Reason 2

  

  By MargoSwim33, Worthington, OH

  A reason to live and learn A reason to smile and laugh Leave all the Ridiculous behind A reason to live, laugh and love the things you have A reason to break the status quo A reason to live drama and ridiculous free....
• Poetry > Free Verse
  Ridiculous 1

  

  By MargoSwim33, Worthington, OH

  This is ridiculous Drama sucks Love hurts School is hard This is ridiculous Live through faith Be saved by grace Find hope Live joyously Then maybe all this ridiculousness in the world won’t be ridiculous, it will be a reason....
• Poetry > Free Verse
  It's Not Easy

  

  By MargoSwim33, Worthington, OH

  It still hurts We talk about relationships and what we look for in a partner and It still hurts I walk by the spots of the possible kiss locations and It still hurts I want to be strong I want to feel that I made the right choice I know that I made the right choice I think I made the right...
• Poetry > Free Verse
  I am strong

  

  By MargoSwim33, Worthington, OH

  I am strong I will not give in I will fight I will not back down I will try I am not going to quit I will breathe I will stay calm I will not let my emotions take over my actions I will not give in to my emotions I will keep my mind clear I will worship and praise God I will race my ...
• Poetry > Free Verse
  I Miss You

  

  By MargoSwim33, Worthington, OH

  We are two people who shared a moment, Two people who shared opinions, views, morals and values, Two people who shared a week in a beautiful place, Two people who shared laughs, smiles And two people who shared a kiss. Five years later, these two people live apart These two people live in ...
• Poetry > Free Verse
  Trust, Respect, Love

  

  By MargoSwim33, Worthington, OH

  Honesty is hard sometimes It is hard to trust And it is hard to give trust. Respect is something we all need, but not everyone gives. Respect is something that seems hard when society judges books by its cover. Respect is something that is hard to give to someone who has hurt you, but easy ...
• Nonfiction > Memoir
  Should I Tell or Write?

  

  By MargoSwim33, Worthington, OH

  Is it wrong for me to want to forget what happened, not tell my parents and move on? By telling the one person about my mistake, I can finally breathe again, the weight of the world has been lifted off my shoulders, the weight of the world has been lifted off my chest, my mind and it’s like I’m ...
• Poetry > Free Verse
  I write

  

  By MargoSwim33, Worthington, OH

  I write because even if it changes one person’s life, it changes the world. I write because I can free myself of my struggles, my stresses and my pains in hope I can connect with someone in this world through their struggles. I write because I can teach others about God, about faith, about gra...
• Poetry > Free Verse
  The Lord

  

  By MargoSwim33, Worthington, OH

  I said stop. I said don’t do it again. I said don’t touch me. I said get your hands off of me. You promised. You promised it’d be different. You promised you’d love me. You promised we’d be together. So much pain. So much waiting. So much happiness gone down the drain. ...
• Poetry > Free Verse
  Red and White Lights

  

  By MargoSwim33, Worthington, OH

  Red and white lights, Flashing above my head. People and Sirens, Going off above my ears. Red liquid, Flowing from beneath me. Tears and bawls, Crying all around me. White lights, Bright lights, Plain room, Plain clothes. My grandmother, My grandfather. “Where am I?” I ...
• Poetry > Free Verse
  Senses

  

  By MargoSwim33, Worthington, OH

  I could smell the sunshine in his hair, The rays of light as they hit his gorgeous blonde locks. I could see the pain in his eyes, The sorrow caused by a fall on the mountains rocks. I could taste the sweetness on his lips, They honeysuckle sugar staining his lips. I could sense the love that...
• Fiction > Action-Adventure
  Honeymoon with a Twist part 2

  

  By MargoSwim33, Worthington, OH

  ***** The next day, Blake and I spent the entire day pool side. I saw the man from the elevator about six times; all six times he was staring and spying on Blake and me. I saw a couple camera flashes from where he was, and possibly thought he was just a friendly photographer…with a gun. I didn�...
• Fiction > Action-Adventure
  Honeymoon with a twist part 1

  

  By MargoSwim33, Worthington, OH

  The church bells rang as I took the last look of myself in the mirror. My hair was done all fancy in an up-do and my make-up was very natural looking. I tugged at my dress one more time, to secure a snug fit over my breasts. “Come on Summer, you’ll be fine,” Kayle, my maid of honor, said. ...
• Reviews > Movie Reviews
  7 Pounds

  

  By MargoSwim33, Worthington, OH

  The message of the movie brings viewers to personal sacrifice. The main character, Tim Thomas was a very successful engineer with an expensive house, a nice car, and a gorgeous wife. One evening Tim and his wife are driving home when he unknowingly wanders into the wrong lane while on his cell phone...
• Reviews > Movie Reviews
  Into the Wild

  

  By MargoSwim33, Worthington, OH

  Chris McCandless went “into the wild” because he was getting away from society. He finds nothing which appeals to him in society, it only comes from nature. He gives all of his money to a charity, he cuts up his credit cards and burns his social security card to begin his embark through the wild...
• Fiction > Realistic Fiction
  Joy Journey

  

  By MargoSwim33, Worthington, OH

  I have asked myself this, I have questioned myself over and over again. How could one moment, one flash in time, take away all the joy and happiness in my life? My mom and I were driving down the street, in Manhattan, New York. We were coming home from ‘open mike night’ at a coffee house, where ...
• Nonfiction > Educator of the Year
  Tribute Speech

  

  By MargoSwim33, Worthington, OH

  “Some days you just feel like a fire hydrant at a dog show.” A classic ‘Jimism’, or funny sayings, as we swimmers call it. I have been swimming competitively since the age of four, and of those thirteen years Jim Callahan has been my coach for eleven years. Starting with the six and under re...
• Poetry > Free Verse
  Goodbye

  

  By MargoSwim33, Worthington, OH

  Adiós. Goodbye. See you later. Au revoir! Bye. No matter how you say it, you still said it. No matter what it meant, it still means it. Goodbye is not a fun word. Goodbye always results in something bad. Whether its death, or dying Traveling, or leaving. Someone out there is go...
• Opinion > Points of View
  Fahrenheit 451 Book Review

  

  By MargoSwim33, Worthington, OH

  The flames were consuming my house, but I needed to take one last thing out of my house, my favorite book; Picture Perfect by Jodi Picoult. I grabbed it and started running for the door, when a tall, dark and handsome firefighter stopped me. “What are you doing miss?” He yelled through his m...
• Fiction > All Fiction
  Shadow Foster

  

  By MargoSwim33, Worthington, OH

  I had never seen anyone like him; at least I had never seen anyone like him where I live in Rumford, Maine. He was the most beautiful teenage boy I had ever seen. I met him my senior year in high school. I was sitting alone at my lunch table when a tall, boy with bleach blonde hair and striking gre...