Hearts

As they beat

I cringe

Visible through my mask

But nobody notices

Hearts

As they beat

I observe

The surgeon puts on gloves

And begins surgery

Hearts

As they beat

He explains

And he demonstrates

Me and my classmates assist

Hearts

As they beat

We save lives

Through an open heart surgery

We do our parts...

What the hell?

Timothy noticed those words written on the gravestone, the words etched into it in quite neat cursive writing.

It was a bright and sunny day in the Lockwood Cemetery. All around, birds chirped and green trees towered over the many tombstones, most with bouquets of roses. It was an expansive graveyard; the tombstones, scattered all over the green grass, stretched as far as the n...

I don't want to stick out like a weed

In a field of wildflowers

If people see me for my differences

They'll make me cry for hours

I don't understand what's wrong with me

I'm afraid of people seeing me

For who I am because I hate how they treat me

Why can't they just let me be?

...

As I’m lost in zero gravity

I float among the stars

I’m in between dozens of them

As I stare right at Mars

Even if I die today

I’d still be at peace

Even if this is the day

That my life would cease

I’ve lived a full life to this point

So I let out joyful screams

As I have the time of my life

I’ve achieved all my dreams

I’m lost in zero gravity

Staring right at Mars

At fifty years old, I’m at pe...

Jules immediately reached for the flashlight by his bed. Even though it was pitch black, he knew exactly where it was and could even reach for it through the dust from the damage to his ceiling.

As he turned on the flashlight, he was unprepared for what he saw. All around him lay pieces of concrete on the floor, some large, some small, some merely specks of dust. An earthquake had hit just now...

Joey felt a sharp pain in his foot.

“Ouch!  That hurts!” he yelped.  His fiancee, Janet, chuckled as she bent down to pry the crab off of his big toe and set him back down like a fragile seashell on the white sand of Venice Beach.

“Thanks babe,” Joey said as he rubbed his toe.  After a few minutes, he felt better.  They kept strolling along the beach, almost as if nothing had happened - except f...

Heavy rain, cracked windows

And a forgotten song.

A far cry from anything

I've known for so long.

Smashed guitar, pieces astray

And tears on my face

I never thought I'd be so lonely

In this kind of place.

The rainwater wets the floor

Puddle bigger than my tears

I don't care that the broken glass hurts

I care that I've witnessed my worst fears

I try to play my favourite tune

On the guitar, but i...

It’s impossibly ugly this sweater,

But I wear it each week, no matter the weather.

Glasses and braces, but I'm like "whatever"

"It's not like any of this is gonna be forever."

I walk through the front door, I feel my heart racing

I try to walk straight, nobody I'll be facing

Melinda says, "Hey, braceface with the ugly sweater!"

"Is that from a dump?" But I just say "Whatever."

Then I walk away...

“Who’s there?” Selena called into the distance.

In the distance, she could see a woman in a black dress, which flowed down her body as she took small but commanding steps. Her head was concealed with a white cloth, suitcase in her right hand. The distinctive female figure stood out against the forest, shrouded in thick, fresh fog and pine trees that looked like they had been over-trimmed.

But ...

I ain't proud of bein' a social introvert

But... I... figure... just one drunk night ha ha ha ha of fun can't hurt

There's no shame in being young and getting drunk just once

I get tipsy under the lights and dunce hats

One more drink and I begin to lose my shit

I yelled your names out loud "MAX! BRENDA! JULIA!"

As I do it

I get up on the table, I can't control my arms and my legs as they move a...