Poem #84: Once Said
_Once Said_ The cruelest man alive once said To an old man of Ember's Bed: "Now, see here, you old and ugly, lonely man With all of my power, I will destroy your clan For every man, woman and child There will be a death made by beasts wild All...
Poem #20: With Love
_With Love_ The heart It beats It beats and beats Never ceasing with Love. The chest explodes The mind wanders The heart races Memory Impedes The eyes never see But what is in sight. The body does not bode Well, but squanders over its...
The Wilderness
The twigs littering the ground felt like knives tearing at his feet as he ran. Leaves whipped his face as he hurled himself through the trees and overgrown bushes. The forest lay quiet, but his lungs were screaming with agony, and his heart was beating...
Poem #41: The Wall
_The Wall_ The wall is as warm As the fresh-baked cookies That our grandmothers' make; Yet the heat radiates, As if the wall is alive. Rough as sandpaper, that is slowly Tearing and clawing the skin as A cat does your furniture; Coarse as a...
Creative Writing Prompt #2: Nature Scene
_Sitting Under a Weeping Willow Tree_ A small, sleeping red fox sits beneath the weeping willow tree, its fur a vivid orange of captured sunlight resting beneath the soft green of the tree's branches. Its eyes are closed in its peaceful slumber, a...
Creative Writing Prompt #1: Subject Analysis
_Subject Analysis Using Imagery:_ _My Friend Eating Lunch_ The shades of hair on his head that cascade down his back in interwoven strands are an equal mixture of lighter and slightly darker hues of blonde. Many loose strands of hair hang down around...
Poem #83: What If...
_What If..._ What if I told you that I lie to you? That's right, I lie to you. I know it hurts, but it's true. I'm not lying this time, I swear. But I do tell you the truth when I say I don't always tell the truth Though I always try. I lie to...
Poem #32: Society
_Society_ The region of wealth Sapping the strength Of personality Power is an illusion Avert your eyes From the terror within For authority can cause fear Control over the masses No control over oneself Pride is not vain Both are not...
Troubles of Love, part 4
The bell rang, releasing Kevin from class. He walked out of the class room and headed back to his dorm and grabbed a stack of papers from his desk. Sitting on the bed, he started to sift through them when Derrik walked in. "Whatcha doing, babe?" he...
Poem #29: Truth and Lies
_Truth and Lies_ 1. Truth The tides of truth wash us all; Wash us through and flush us out. The water seemed so clear, But it chokes us out And soils our soul. The waves of truth shock us all; Electrocutes us to the very core. The shock...
Poem #31: Spring
_Spring_ My brain is buzzing My heart is blooming Blood is murmuring A river flowing fast The Queen She pollinates my soul Her smile The sun shines down on me I bask in her radiance Air filled with her scent The time of new beginnings ...
Poem #39: Memories
_Memories_ These thoughts might leave I fear, I hope to never lose; Thoughts held so dear, Memories are not whom, but whose. The truth I will discover, Always hope to see; Never I intend to smother, Honest and devout I'll be. They...