STORY STARTER
Submitted by Evelyn Allen Vale
"Two go in, and one comes out" is the start to a dark nursery rhyme that everyone in the town knows.
Write a story which features this rhyme and its tale.
A Harrowing Tale
Note: So um lol… I kind of started this a WHILE ago, but couldn’t think of anything that really flowed, so I only finished this now. At my younger brother’s baseball game, too, no less lol. Enjoy!
Two go in, & one comes out
When one of them is so stout
That they follow the path less traveled
Though it’s harrowing
Broken hearts & broken minds
They go in & grow a spine
Broken pieces filled of dread
Builds the sorrow in their head
Mental health is worth the wait
When all is said & all is paid
Depression in the shadows of the wrinkles on the ceiling
Peel your skin & leave you reeling
Leave your heart in the bin at the entrance of the gate
Let heaven or hell determine your fate
You’re all alone, kid
You always have been