Today I walk a long, grueling walk.

Each step heavy and rife with passion.

With the first stride looms Bitterness.

The second moulds Loathing.

The third wrenches Malice.

The fourth claws at Wrath.

Raw emotion eddies within me and rouses the land I devour.

I stagger one last step down the serpentine path, unable to contain the savageness building within me.

I stop and turn slowly.

All colour ...

**_He had known love, but he never dared dream that he would be loved until he met HER.

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**_She is pure and good. A symbol of virtue. His companion. The inner turmoil, and the voices telling him he isn’t good enough, isn’t worthy, quiet when she is near._**

**_She is simple, delicate but brave and powerful in the moments that count most. She notices him, peers deep into him, and yet she keeps...

The young merchant boy heaved out a sigh as he entered the clearing in the forest. He had been travelling for three days now and had another day to go before reaching the neighboring village.

He looked up ahead and couldn’t believe his eyes as he spotted a beautiful tavern sitting atop a shimmering lake. The tavern had such an inviting air that he could feel himself being drawn in, taking a step ...

I walk towards the bridge overlooking the vibrant and humming city below. This spot has become my place of comfort where I come to think and feel when things weigh heavy on me. As I approach, I find a strange man already in my spot, illuminated by the warm street lamp above and the moonlight glimmering in the night sky.

I stand next to him, placing my arms over the railing of the bridge. We sta...

I took a sip from my red solo cup just as everything around me froze. My friends were paused mid-laughter and a ping pong ball flying across the room had halted, a little too close to my raised hand.

It was happening again, but how? Did I do it? This was the third time in the past week that time had stood still, leaving me unscathed.

Panic rushed into me as I darted my eyes around, searching f...

Find me down the garden path and walk the same steps that I have.

Feel the warm rays that touched my sunkissed skin.

Smell the sweet honeysuckle that soothed my aching lungs.

Tune in to the melody of the chirping birds that caressed my idle ears.

Graze your hands across the soft petals that stroked my fingertips, as light as feathers.

Feel your body buzzing with the life that flooded my sense...

She’s not who she says she is. She’s so much more.

That smile hides the scars that cut her so deep but she is not just a survivor, she thrives.

She took the scraps the world gave her and created treasures. She accepted the hatred thrown her way and returned tenderness instead. She transformed the dreariness around her into bright, beautiful life.

The mask we’re shown is so SHE can control her s...

A small dark figure dressed in robes climbed atop the cliff guarding my home. He summoned a dark power, wielding storms and treacherous waves.

I rose from the deep ocean to meet him and discern what cause had brought him to disrupt my peace. His bright red eyes flashed and a vicious smile curved his lips as he stared at something behind me. I turned to see my offspring poking his head cautiously...

A lonley corpse sat by his grave waiting for a visitor. He searched high and low for a loved one, a friend, really anyone that could give him company, but no one came to see him.

Day after day he sat and waited for his companion, but once the sun set, he wept for his broken heart. The ground, soaked in his tears, was still damp by morning time.

One bright spring morning as he emerged to sit ato...

When I died, my shadows decided they would take over.

They took on the role of protector and did this so meanacingly, like a parent scolding a naughty child. They crawled through the cracks of buildings and sidewalks, ready to catch anyone who dared fall.

It’s as if no one was left on guard, except my gallant shadows, the hopelessly romantic bards....