My heart monitor lulls quietly. I stare at the window, at it's tiny tears rolling softly down. I want to press my palm against it, I want to tell it that nothing is okay, that the sun will never shine again. Instead I watch with longing, my legs tangled in the crisp white sheets. I grab a carto...
She bit his lip angrily, she was scared now, they were all alone, the sun had already set, and the place was deserted, there weren't even any traffic noises or dogs barking. Why on earth did she come here.
“What?” he snapped.
“I, this, it doesn't, feel, right.” She said quiet...
“It's official then, he likes you.” Addison stated for probably the seventh time as we walked towards the parking lot.
“Ugh. Oh! My! God! Addison! He just returned a book to me. That's all, okay? He was just being nice,” I exclaimed, annoyed that Sarah was reading so much into i...
It wouldn't take long for her to fall for him, he was more certain of that than anything.
He knew exactly what to do to make them fall for him, which is why Rebecca never stood a chance, and now Sarah won't either. Sarah. It sounded so sweet and innocent on his lips, well, I'll h...
He rung her doorbell once and stood there impatiently, fantasizing about the fun they would have together, or rather, he would have.
“Connor, hi” she said breathlessly as she pulled open the door, hair swinging in front of her face. She stepped outside and closed the door. He leaned towards h...
winter came one by one,
falling quietly down,
dusting chimney tops
white instead of brown,
blanketing bare limbs
with intricate designs,
arriving unnoticed
along the county lines,
frost snuggled itself
into the soft ground,
turning it hard and cold
without so much as a sound
home...
Roars of hate
shake the gates of hell,
this is war
Mud sucks through
the soles in our boots,
mingling with our blood,
pulling us
down
down
down
Thoughts scream in their box,
never to be heard in the chaos
and gunshots and cries of agony
that swell like tidal waves...
pearls dust
crinkly brown leaves
leaving them soft
and vulnerable
whispers ruffle their
existence
threatening to
tear them from their limbs
do not be afraid,
a kind whisper
so enticing,
in the heat
so seductive,
under their cool touch
one by one
they start to slide down
inviting, enc...
He watches from afar as she summons up all her courage to mouth those words, the words that will change her from Miss Bellamy, to Mrs. O'Donnell, changing the way she is looked at. She is no longer looked at by her mother as if she is disappointing, as if she should figure out her path quickly ...
when I see you,
clocks have stopped,
the rhythm is no more,
time has been blocked,
this has happened before
you look at me
so breathtakingly pretty
I forget to breathe,
isn't it such a pity?
how quickly I am entangled
in your heart of lies,
I become just another,
when the clocks h...
Her gaze traveled over the foreign land,
resting on the blooms of new cherry trees
Her touch reached across the barren sand,
warming the heart of many seas
Her teardrops slid gently onto the soft earth,
silently absorbed by the thirsty ground
Her sobs echoed around the berth,
heard througho...
Hidden from view,
Kept away from others
You had no clue,
That I had many lovers
In the background,
Inside my very soul,
Darkness frowned,
It showed me my goal
My goal was you,
You beautiful thing
The sight of you
Still makes me sing
Your touch,
Could tremble my very knees
I could...
Fishing with my friends,
by the ol' river bed
Gettin' eggs from the hens,
near our creeky shed
Mamma used to cook me
my own special pie,
And Papa used to agree,
even if it was with a sigh
I first kissed Jane,
by that stack of hay
It drove her insane,
but I would just say:
...
Polished and sweet,
red ripe to pick,
What a treat,
that juice so slick
Hard it may be,
but when you bite,
Oh, it's hard not to see,
that it is such a delight
Perfect as a snack,
fresh from the tree,
Vitamin-packed,
and oh-so-healthy
Bitten to the very core,
causing seeds to ...
Golden curls
Spilled around her
Crystalline features
Frigid winter air
Surrounded her empty heart
Freezing her thoughts
Crystal eyes reflected
Snow bearing limbs
Curling like arthritic fingers
While water embraced her
Plastering golden curls
To her frozen bones...
They waited in silence,
with guns of destruction
They waited for violence,
with hands of abduction
Sweat trickled down my back,
clearly seen in the moonlight
My breathing was whack,
and my face already white
Something was shoved onto my head,
crinkly white, a bag
There was nothing to b...
Do you hear those cries?
Throughout the night?
Cries of death, of pain,
Cries that we won't see home again
Don't forget, my brothers,
We are lost,
Lost in a belief not our own
Fighting for a cause all alone
Return home,
For your families weep,
Weep for the loss of a father,
...
Sounds of laughter fill the air
A flash of brown and wavy hair
Sun rays strike the glassy surface
Reflecting the face of a child with a purpose
So happy she may be
From what they can see
But deep down inside this pallid child
Is a soul that has been misfiled
So watch and smile
Pretend s...
An old set of keys, rusty and scratched. Jingling in a pocket, swimming to the bottom of a bag, hanging from the ignition.
An old set of keys, aged beyond recogniton. Left under a dirty shirt, forgotten in a hurry to work, yelled to a wife in a rush.
An old set of keys, life-changing. Losing c...
Nobody isn't coming to save me,
to let me feel what I want
Nobody is letting me be,
to rot and rot
Nobody has sought,
to tear me to pieces
Nobody is taught,
to always ignore my screeches
Nobody cackles,
to see me sad everyday
Nobody would give its ankles,
to let me be cold and gr...
Her face twisted and contorted itself behind the green bottle he was gazing through. Her short, light hair was now long and dark, it seemed to never end. Her left eye was bigger than her right one, as if she was asking him something. Her forehead was huge, growing and growing. He wasn’t afraid bec...
And then she started to wonder why on earth he was there in the first place....
“Anyways, um, you’re probably wondering why I’m here” he said, finally breaking the heavy silence.
BINGO!
“Yeah, kind of”
“You dropped your math book in class. I figured I could give it to you...
She felt her breath catch in her throat.
Her eyes widened, he was absolutely gorgeous. She had never seen him this close before. Her hormones screamed at every glimpse of him. His short brown hair, tousled from running around all day. The cutest smile she had ever seen crossed his face, along wi...
Was she the only one who noticed?
Everybody cheered for the MVP of the boys varsity basketball team when he won the finals, only she saw a sort of unsaturated hunger etched permanently across his handsome features. His passion aroused her, she knew it wasn’t for the game, it was for something ...
The sun slowly slipped below the horizon, allowing light to shoot itself in every direction, turning the clouds a mix of orange and pink. Waves churned on the shore, restlessy splashing on the beach edge. Seagulls swooped down to peck at the remaining crackled chips and half-eaten hotdogs abandoned ...
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