Hi! I’m 24 and one of my new year’s resolutions is to write more. I loved writing as a kid, but lost interest for while after being forced to write in school. I’m using this app to help motivate myself to get into writing for pleasure.
Hi! I’m 24 and one of my new year’s resolutions is to write more. I loved writing as a kid, but lost interest for while after being forced to write in school. I’m using this app to help motivate myself to get into writing for pleasure.
From the corner of darkness
an invitation starts to seep
Hades bellows from realms below
disrupting her beauty sleep
Her decision is rash
no pause in sight
She fastens her robe
and dives into the night
To the underworld she goes
she hurries on her way
To the place where shadows chatter
And echoes sway
“You have made it!” He cried
a lone voice from within
She leapt into His palm
eage...
“I’d like you to meet my boyfriend!” Mama exclaimed, guiding a tall figure from the shadows of the front porch towards the empty seat directly across from me at the dining table. As I made eye contact with him, I felt the contents of the charcuterie board I’d been snacking on threaten to re-emerge.
“Nice to meet you,” I swallowed, attempting to hide the wavering in my voice.
“You as well, Mar...
As the night completes
Wedding dress drops to the floor
Limbs dance in the sheets
As the year ended
Flowers litter the counter
Issues are mended
Two years have gone by
Her heart and belly swollen
and morale is high
Nine months are over
Lullabies sang to new babe
never been closer
As life trudges on
More precious memories form
and so do new bonds...
The clouds hoarded the rain
and the ecosystem faltered
By one selfish decision
many lives were forever altered
The luscious lawn has browned
and the koi pond has dried
The daffodils and dandelions
have shriveled up and died
No herbage now for the rabbit
Homelessness takes the fish
The children have no flower
to blow upon and wish...
Street lamps stain the night with a buttery glow.
The moon attempts to contribute his own light, but he can only do so much when in his crescent form.
If I look close enough, I notice that the blankets of snow that cover the land and roads ripple with hues of silverly blue when the starlight hits them just right.
As I plunge further into the deep night, I realize I am not alone.
A pair of c...