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- Poetry > Free Verse
Instead of sugar plums You are dancing in my head Teasing my imagination Tempting my unresolved desires. I am aware of the fact That you’re standing beyond my reach Tantalizingly close to my touch But still out of my grasp. Allowances are made for my own self torture I cannot let go, I ca... - Fiction > RomanceWhen I walked into the house at 4:30 I was greeted by the scent of my mother’s famous roast. It smelled so perfectly delightful, that it made me feel ashamed that I had to ruin such a great meal with such bad news. As I was schlepping up the stairs, I heard my mom call out a greeting as she was fu...
- Fiction > RomanceThe next week and a half passed in a blur of quiet moments, stolen kisses, and hopes of the future. Time passed like waves crash onto the shore. Seconds melted into minutes, which melted into hours. Before I knew it was cleaning my laundry and clearing out the drawers of the guest bedroom. “I onl...
- Fiction > RomanceWhen I woke up in the morning I laid in bed for a while before getting up to shower. When I was dressed, instead of going downstairs I talked to my mom on the phone for a while, then read from my book, and worked some on my summer assignment. When I couldn’t deny the hunger in my stomach I venture...
- Fiction > RomanceOver the next few days, Mike and I spent our time taking walks and watching movies. Mostly, we tried to find any way to spend our time together. On my fifth day we decided to switch it up. “So, I was thinking. Do you maybe want to meet some of my friends today?” Mike asked me over breakfast. ...
- Fiction > RomanceI woke up earlier the next morning and looked that the clock on the bedside table. It read 8:35. Remembering that I had not showered the past night, I jumped out of bed and ran to the bathroom to shower. When I was done I picked out jean Capri’s and a purple flowery tank top. The only make-up I ap...
- Fiction > RomanceAfter a while, the sky became dark with clouds, and we both agreed that we should head home. About 5 minutes later the heavens let loose and it began to pour. Lightning flashed across the sky and violent thunder shook the ground. Mike and I were huddled under a small gazebo. “We should hurry up, ...
- Fiction > RomanceI woke up late in the morning. I looked at my phone, 3 missed calls from my mother. I was supposed to call her when I got up, but I usually wake up long before 11:20. I called her back. She asked how I had been, and if anything exciting happened. Of course I told her no. I wondered if Mike was alrea...
- Fiction > RomanceI stared hard into the face of Mike, the boy I loved. “What is your problem?” he asked accusingly. “My problem?” “Yes, your problem. You have been in a sour mood all day and I want to know what the problem is,” he said stepping closer to challenge me. “I already told you! ...
- Fiction > Romance“I got your call, and I came right away. What’s wrong?” My friend Julia asked as she sat next to me on the floor of my bedroom. “Oh god, Jules. It’s so bad.” “C’mon, you can tell me, and I will be here for you, no matter what.” I looked up from my hands. “I think that I...
- Poetry > Free VerseI don’t know how To tell you the truth About how I feel Those words are said too much And they couldn’t mean enough To show you everything You show me, to make you feel Everything you make me feel I run in circles around you Like a dog chasing its tail Just out of reach You stand a...
- Poetry > Free VerseYou had my heart in your hands I gave it to you for safe keeping But to you it was just a game Like many others before me So you handed my heart Back all broken and battered Damaged beyond repair I will live with the scars And the scattered old memories For the rest of my life, because Hea...
- Poetry > Free VerseBehind closed doors secrets were shared Passion bloomed in the safety of isolation We were so happy, alone in a fantasy Lost in the magic Fearless, and free Hearts were spilt like ink on a page We were in lost We were in love But things soon changed Our lives were thrown into reality Secr...
- Fiction > RomanceI love you. Why are those words so much easier to think, than to say out loud. It had only been two days since I realized that I loved him. I’d only seen him once between then and now, but we had a date tonight; he was taking me to the carnival. He knew how much I loved carnivals, the smells, the ...
- Fiction > Realistic FictionI sat on our leather couch, gazing into the concerned faces of two of my best friends, Em and Mike. I’d known them my whole life that I could remember and I’d spent the best times of my life with them. I wished they were here for something other than what I had to tell them. My sister sat next t...
- Fiction > Realistic FictionI couldn’t hold the tears back any longer, I quietly closed the door of my room and burst into hysterical tears. I tried to hold back my sobs, but all I could do was gasp for air between the painful whimpers emanating from my throat. In the back of my mind I was concerned about waking up my parent...
- Poetry > Free VerseYou’re the morning sun at the end of a dark night You’re the comfort of a soft blanket, when you come in from the cold You’re the warm breeze on a sunny spring day You’re the bubbling feeling you get when you laugh You’re home- made waffles with butter and syrup You’re the romantic ...
- Poetry > Free VersePut on your armor, we’re going to war To fight a battle, the world as its field Don’t be afraid I’ll be your soldier And together we’ll fight the war of Love...
- Poetry > Free VerseI thought that like the crashing waves By the beach house, we would last forever I never thought that my heart , along with the old blue paint Of the little cottage, would crack and peel. I thought that we would survive through anything Even the flashing cracking thunderstorms of life I thoug...
- Poetry > Free VerseChase a falling star along the dark horizon Make the magic in your life set you free For one night you can run and scream and Breathe the air so sweet Under the twinkling stars you are alone So happy and peaceful To roll in the dewy succulent grass Let the moon illuminate the world In a bra...
- Poetry > Free VerseI love your hair I love your smile I love your voice And your pink lips. I love your thoughts I love your jokes I love your outlook And your wit. I love the way you walk I love the way you dance I love the way you cock your head When you don’t understand. I love your ears I love your ...
- Poetry > Free VerseI feel so lost Without your love I thought was true I don’t know how To live In the dark Without your glowing heart To warm up my life My sweetest love Turned sour My heavenly dreams Shot to hell When you said farewell I thought I could fly Until you broke my wings And took everyth...
- Poetry > Free VerseI remember those trips to the store When I would pick the most expensive toy And loving you was so easy I remember those family game nights When you would let me win monopoly every time And loving you was so easy I remember all of the times we went on vacation When you would let me believ...
- Poetry > Free VerseNot one of them knows, Knows the love That holds us together In an un-earthly way That words can’t put plainly. Flower of the night, blooming in the day, together we will plant the seeds of time and watch them grow into the future. Love is a bond, strengthened By the seeds that grow ...
- Poetry > Free VerseI just can’t go on without you. I don’t know how to Fight, But as long as there is a chance Baby, I will be there fighting, Fighting for you. I don’t know how to beg, But as long as there is hope, I will always be begging, Begging for you. I don’t know how to love, But as long a...
