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Emma Rambles

Roadkill

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A car rumbles past me, just inches away from my face. But all I can do is lie here, s

Tenshi

By The Fire

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Life is like a sharp stick, Meant for great things, Like marshmallows, And pointing a

Atropos

Photos On The Mantle

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Solemnly, he sits in his leather chair as time moves slow and thin, staring at the ma

Mars

To gain my wings...

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My hands shook as I read the words on the leaf. I read the sentence over and over a

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Charcoal and Caramel

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Mom's hair used to be strawberry blonde. The sort of blonde you would only see on Ame

ThinkingOfThoughts

clay to mold

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I was the clay You sat to mold And in your embrace, I was all you wanted And more And

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The Last Pick

Bianca Koslowski

1 min read

The line is drawn, the names go out, One by one, they step and shout. Feet shuffle, eyes dart away, Hands are chosen, hearts at play.

Then silence—waiting, weighing thin, Hope now fading in the din. Not first, not second, nor the rest, Only called when none are left.

A nod, a sigh, a fleeting glance, Not chosen—placed, by happenstance. Still, I stand, still, I try, Even when they pass me by....

Poetry

Drama

Last

Bertie

1 min read

Empty field of eyes

laughter echoes down the line.

Wind claps just for me....

Poetry

Paul.

gabriela

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Clipped wings were thrown away,

made out of martyr’s clothes and articulate prayers,

he tied a string to the torso

and dropped to his knees from the high place where he was

and there Paul stood, abandoned by every care,

lost to the law, and dead to the world.

Defeated and overcome.

And we thought he had drowned in the water but

we forgot that the water was living,

and our brother reveled in ...

Poetry

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Mongi

1 min read

Beyond the mountains, the cliffs, on the beach side stands a man. A man with hair like snow, a beard reaching his toes, ragged, tangled. He stood still staring out into the sea. Not looking, not even observing.

A man stands still staring out into the sunset but stuck inside his head, searching for an answer only he can discover. An answer made for him, an answer to a question he need only ask hi...

Waiting

Passionate Cook

1 min read

Waiting an eternity for you

Choose me and love me and never let me go

Pick me as the one who will be by your side

And hold my hand tightly

For you love another

And choose her over me

My path of love is so difficult to have

For again I am chosen last

And only I know what that means

An undesirable feeling a little bit of feeling lonely

Only left is waiting but really reality is ready

It c...

Poetry

Romance

The Little Trophy

samatna

1 min read

I sit at the back of the hall hiding behind my goth black fringe and pick at the hole in my tights.

“So stupid” I mutter to no one in particular. Jayden nods at me earnestly “Yeah such a waste of time”.

Endlessly the bouncy blonde Felicities, Andrews and Mary-Janes almost gleefully dance up to the raised platform where the teachers are waiting to hand out the special merit awards.

“What a bu...

Poetry

Twinkle

Passionate Cook

1 min read

Twinkle Twinkle o starry sky

Where the darkness outside consumes me

Where the lights are all turned off

And the quietness is all around me

Twinkle twinkle o starry sky

Let the moon be the center of attention

May it make space for the stars that want to shine brightly and the light be a guide to show me

Twinkle twinkle o starry sky

Create a path for the lonely

Where the thoughts run around...

Poetry

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Passionate Cook

1 min read

When I was a kid it was hard to get along with others

Probably because I was afraid of what others thought about me

Being judged and spoken to

I learned it at a very young age

All the eyes were on me

The spotlight

Waiting for me to talk about something

But if I used the wrong choice of words

I would be not liked

I couldn’t like myself for who I was

And a part of me was kept away like this ...

Poetry

That Thing Is Not My Husband, Part 2

Maranda Quinn

5 min read

My apologies for how long it’s taken me to get back to you guys… I know you’ve been anxious to hear about the footage. A lot has transpired since my last update, so I will try my best to explain the events as they occurred.

Last night, after my “husband” and I told each other goodnight, we went our separate ways—me to our bedroom, him to the guest room. I lay there, wide awake, waiting. It felt l...

Horror

Science fiction

Shadows Of The Heart

Maddy

5 min read

_The late afternoon sun hangs high in the sky painting the land in a golden hue a sight that would be beautiful if not for the siutaion. The land in a once called home now filled with chaos and distrucion as wars for territory and the power tjat flows through the land and my kind rage the magical wards that surround the kingdom keeping us protected even as they weaken until they were too weak to ...

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