Hi, I’m Lis, a college student and creative writer with so many ideas it’s hard to pick just one! I’m hoping to eventually write and publish novels, if I can stay focused and keep with one idea for long enough!
Hi, I’m Lis, a college student and creative writer with so many ideas it’s hard to pick just one! I’m hoping to eventually write and publish novels, if I can stay focused and keep with one idea for long enough!
The familiar road of gravel
Crunches beneath my boots as I travel
The wind at my back, the sun in my face
I could not imagine any better place
The idea of a “home” is not one I know
To stay is to settle, to move is to grow
Life soon becomes stagnant in a singular place
So in wandering the world, I discover my grace
Sometimes it gets tiring to wander alone
But no one wants to join me in the place...
I look at my reflection
Haunted, empty eyes stare back
As I gaze at my broken face
The mirror starts to crack
It’s said that mirrors tell the truth
That eyes are the window to the soul
Yet when I look, all I see is a soul of fire and a heart of coal
Sometimes I ask how I became this way
The darkness of night drowning out the light of day
I wish I could say what happened to me, what awful truths...
I stare up at the sunset, watching as the colors drown the sky
My memories can’t help but flit to the life that’s passed me by
Despite the emptiness in my eyes, I can’t bring myself to cry
Sometimes it’s peaceful to let go, to dive into the dark
A feeling of calm enveloping my heart
In my mind I say goodbye, to those who never knew me, but never knew why
They’re fools for letting me go, but in th...
It’s one of those days that’s disconnected from time and space. Everything is covered in a thick layer of fog and everyone is quickly falling under the spell the duchess cast on this place. One by one, people walk out of their houses and cars and get up from sitting at tables or lying on the grass. They move in unison to go meet the duchess at the edge of the path to see who will be marked next. T...
The smells of dust and cement clog my nose and eyes and ears, permeating every corner of my subconscious.
This lid weighs heavily on me, slowly crushing my already rotten corpse; just because I’m dead doesn’t mean I can’t feel things anymore.
“Shh, go back to sleep my child; close your eyes, it will all be better in the dark,” my mother croons.
“Mother, I’m lonely in here, please open the li...
The sound of sirens causes me to blink rapidly as my eyes flutter open. Flashing lights dance at the edge of my vision and I can’t tell if they’re real or just a figment of my imagination. Everything in my head is blurry, including my memories of how I got here. That’s not anything all that unusual though, at least, I think it isn’t. It’s hard to think clearly, especially as the rough asphalt scra...
I’ve done what I swore I never would; I’ve signed the Contract of Loyalty. I don’t necessarily have a logical reason for why I did it other than the fact that I had nothing waiting for me back in the rebellion. While I was being mentally and emotionally tortured they didn’t even try to rescue me. While I was ready to defend the cause until my last breath, they were content to abandon me, even afte...
As I walk down the stairs into the ballroom, I’m blown away by how beautiful everything looks. Although I’m here to spy, I can’t help but take a moment to savor the grandeur and the ceremony that goes along with tonight.
Everyone is in beautiful ball gowns or crisp, well pressed suits, and every one of them wears a masquerade mask over their face. Tonight is the one time where I could slip into ...
I’ll do anything, anything at all, to have her hold me in her arms again. I’ll destroy worlds, burn this whole thing to the ground, only to rise up from the ashes like a deeply scarred and tortured Phoenix who wants nothing more than a break, and some peace. I’ll destroy buildings, towns, cities, worlds, if it would only mean that her heart would beat again. This world cares nothing for me, so why...
The lights flicker, casting eerie shadows in the corners of the long hallway. It’s not a safe place to be, especially this late at night, but she doesn’t have a choice. This is the only way they could meet, the only place that nobody would think to follow them to. She follows his directions exactly, taking two rights, a left, and then going straight for a few minutes before turning left one more t...