cora r. laurens

aspiring author. any feedback is greatly appreciated and will be treasured close to the space where my heart should be.

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cora r. laurens

aspiring author. any feedback is greatly appreciated and will be treasured close to the space where my heart should be.

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cora r. laurens

3 min read

There once was a girl, maybe seven or eight, who played piano. More often than not, you could find her flipping through sheet music, and plucking out melodies with a sunshine smile lighting up her eyes. She loved piano, and piano loved her.

There once was a girl, maybe nine or ten, who played piano. Her mother drove her every Friday to see her piano teacher for a lesson. The girl would rest her h...

YA fiction

Drama

The Oakridge Tragedy Of 1984

cora r. laurens

1 min read

_Her fingers branch_

_Every which way,_

_Like the tree_

_She perches_

_So enchantingly in._

_Her body lies_

_Like lightning;_

_As twisted as_

_The silk ribbons_

_Weaved into_

_Her onyx hair._

**The headline that morning in Oakridge reads:**

**“Woman Brutally Murdered and Woven Into Tree”**...

Poetry

Crime

In Death’s Arms

cora r. laurens

1 min read

I wasn’t always this way.

Once,

I held love

Instead of hate

In my ribcage.

Once,

I held another

With delicacy

Instead of crudeness

In my phalanges.

Once,

My bones

Cared.

These bones

Cared.

That time is over now.

This world

Hurt her.

It hurt her

So much

That she had

To leave it.

She had

To leave

Me.

It’s your fault.

It’s all of your faults

That she left me.

I m...

Poetry

Horror

Poison Love

cora r. laurens

1 min read

When it happens;

When her lip gloss leaves me sticky,

When her lashes brush my cheeks so perfectly violently,

When her tongue leaves my mouth begging to be filled again,

I feel it.

I feel her.

I feel the pull.

Again.

And again.

I fall.

I fall vulnerable.

I fall so far under her spell that

I can’t stop her until it’s too late;

Until her drug flows down my throat and seeps through my body...

Poetry

Romance

After The Storm

cora r. laurens

1 min read

After the storm

She left the football game early

And held back her dripping mascara.

After the storm

She stepped into the car

And took off her white jacket.

After the storm

She went to her closet

And cried for an end to the pain.

After the storm

She shuffled their playlist

And vowed never to listen again.

After the storm

She ignored all his texts

And her friends would pick up to her crying.

A...

Poetry

The City and The Sun

cora r. laurens

1 min read

His mirror buildings

Kiss her coral skies,

Carress the parting daylight

With screams of agony.

He reaches,

But she is already gone.

Cherry blossoms

Paint the echo

Of her skin;

A final gift

To ease the parting blow.

His many eyes fill

With tears of light

As iridescent sadness

Spreads throughout

The city

And into the suburbs.

For his love

Has left him forever.

Or at least until tomorrow....

Poetry

Romance

Lullaby

cora r. laurens

1 min read

Lay down your head

It’s time for bed

Your dreams are awaiting

Your fate to be read

Keep those diamond eyes closed

Til you learn to let go

Til the sun comes up in the morning...

Poetry

Confession

cora r. laurens

1 min read

Silken stares

And wildfire glares

Never meant much to me babe

Not ever like this

Never ever like this

Your fingerprints

Left a tattoo on her shoulder

It burns bright in bold

When I see her face

You should’ve seen your face

When she rode into town

On that soft Sunday morning

With the sun in her hair

And the wind in her face

Then my eyes were a mirror

So when you looked at me all that you saw was ...

Poetry

Romance

Goodbye

cora r. laurens

1 min read

Tumultuous storms leach

From your electric fingerprints

They print my heart

Like a seal of goodnight

I cannot live with all this

Incandescent darkness

Where was your heart

When you let go of mine?

Where was your heart

When you let go of mine?...

Poetry

Romance