Belong. Such a strong word. Whether you fit in with the puzzle, or just a swapped piece. Whether you are white sheep or a black sheep.

Whether you feel welcome.

I never belonged in my family. They are short, black hairand dark skinned, and I’m tall, red hair and light skinned, or aka, I’m adopted and their not. They pitied me when I was young, but now I’m “not worth working for.”

I have to earn...

G: I rush through the narrow alleyway, quiet but hurried, trying to get there before he does. I have one hand on my knife, the other guiding my way through the night.

S: “Oh, Gisela, you don’t know what’s in store, do you?” I hiss, watching her think she’s so smart, planning to kill me as I try to steal her money. Not so fast.

G: What was that? Movement flickered in the corner of my right eye. I...

The rain knows

How I long to meet her

The wind blows

Making me feel her shiver

I ask her, “Do you think it snows?”

She stares through me as if I’m timber

I wince, taking the blows

But I can take it for her

She’s puzzling at first glance

Boring at the second

But you’ll wanna take another chance

And you’ll thank the rain, who beckoned

The stranger and yourself, to shelter together

And you’ll w...

Name: Emerald

Species: Human

Gender: Female

Career: Bronc Rider

Traits:

Trustworthy

Astute

Determined

Courageous

Partner: Bailey

Description: Emerald is a fierce, fearless female bronc rider who can tame any horse. Her piercing green eyes and long, dark hair have made her beloved in the audience. She dates Bailey, a woman just like her, and owns two horses, Jade and Hawk....

I stand in the middle of a field, my house a few hundred feet behind me, a angry thunderstorm booming above me. Rain like knives drop down and feel as if they cut my skin, but I take no notice. I just lift my gaze up to the sky, watchig the clouds.

“I hope you’re up there, because if not, I’m here for noth-“

BOOM!!

I start to talk, but thunder interrupts me. I chuckle, knowing that my child IS...

Courage

Of the strength of a lion from the safari

Understand me now

Rally your army

And come to me now

Great courage, help me, not watch me

Endure pain for me now...

I lay down by the kitchen table as my humans eat dinner. I look longingly at their gravy covered chicken; it looks better than any dry kibble I’ve had.

One of the smaller ones notices me, and sneaks a surpassing piece of chicken, trying to act normal. I chomp it up quickly, and lick the human’s hand in acknowledgment.

But then my super-sense goes off in my head, and I bolt to the sliding door, ...

I sat in my office chair, inside my cubicle where I worked. I was filing some taxes when my boss came up.

“Lizzie. We need to talk.” Joe said.

Since I was mute, I signed with my hands, “What’s up?”

“You’re fired.” Joe told me, looking g indifferent.

“Why?!” I signed.

“We caught you and Lucas making out in the hallway after work hours on the cameras. You know romantic coworker relationships are no...

There I’m standing

Here in a cave

Endless, isn’t it?

Darkness beyond

Really just pretty

Everything should sing

A song, like how it was before

Don’t be afraid to sing

Finally, a faint lullaby hits my ears

Unfortunately, it’s not what I think

Like the dark, the song is silent

Songs are meant to sing, but not this one

Its not as a sound, but a feeling

Lulling me to sleep

“Enough,” I try to say

Not ...

I stand on a cliff of a dying land

But I look down, and a rose makes a stand

It has spiky, oval leaves, looking like a hand

But then I wonder, how could such a perfect thing be in a dying land?...