If only I stayed when he called out my name

But I left in a rush. Now my mind isn’t the same

He asked me a question, but flew I out the door.

And now I just realized, he was worth fighting for.

One moment of stupidity followed by endless regret.

Last week’s awkward silence, I’ll never forget.

If only he knew I wasn’t just leaving…

I was getting out before I had to see him silently start grievi...

**(Note: this is a chapter from an actual book I am aiming to publish, please do not take these ideas, thank you!)**

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**Collin sat down on the hospital bed, trying to get Eli to stop crying as he rocked her, while Stephan was pacing around the room, “****_do_**** you think it was Vivian, Collin?” Stephan asked, pausing his pacing to face his brother. **

** ****“I-I don’t know…” Collin replied....

Waves, wind, and floating ice

This wide of water is really quite nice.

No matter the dangers of all that is in there

I still think to fear it is not really fair.

The widespread of water. The clear ocean color bouncing the sun.

The shimmering of light off of the water makes my mind run

The horizon, the beauty, I take in it all

As much as I love it, it’s definitely not small....

Are you scared of the fire that runs through my veins?

The ice in my eyes that trap you like chains?

Do you fear danger or do you fear death?

Because there’s war to the right and war to the left.

Do you want to be popular? Want to be known?

Because even the strong ones can be overthrown!

Believe when I say that battle is raging,

Even your teachers and loved ones are aging.

So darling please te...

At first, it felt like I had tripped… or skipped a step on a long staircase, but as soon as I got to the forest, where I often meet with my cousin and twin brother, the first thing I noticed was the deafening silence.

No birds chirping, no crickets, and no rustling of leaves. I thought nothing of it at first, until I got to the creek. Or at least… where the creek used to be. What I saw when I arr...