I closed my eyes
A whole world was waiting for me
A place so bright and hopeful
An euphoric escape from reality
My world was only my special
My own span of stunning blues
High and below, wide and far
I flew to see the view
Clouds of pinks and speckles of stars
And though my world was clear
My life was plenty full
And I could be just "here"
And not tumble in life's pull
I opened my eyes
And my...
I watch anxiously from the safety of the ground while my friends clamber onto the awaiting carriage. I graze my eyes over the entire structure of the attraction, the tall loop earning nausea to swirl through my stomach at the sight.
"Are you sure you don't want to come Audrey?" I'm called back down to rest my eyes on my friend, Sophie, she gestures for me to come but I plant my feet down to the ...
The door to our shared apartment slams against the thin plaster walls, reverberating through the main room causing my head to automatically turn to the door. My boyfriend of three years stands at the entrance, slipping his shoes off calmly. He emanates a dark aura, his eyes stone cold as they turn to towards me before looking away while he drags his work bag into our room. Something in me tells m...
Wonder, wonder, how I wonder
Amongst this fallen world
Ponder, ponder, how I ponder
To whom should take this toll
Slowly, slowly, each soul, slowly
Has life dripping thin
Only, only, shall your glass only
Tell you what's to happen
Waiting, waiting, I sit here waiting
On my throne of bones and gold
Waiting, waiting, your hourglass is waiting
For your sand to fall down old
And now, and now, look...
My skin tingles with the remainder of the sequence of events played out just moments ago, silently struggling to control my dense breaths as my brain begins processing the conversation. The conversation I had with my supposedly dead brother. I don't even understand this- he spoke of my dad and to reach out to him but our dad left just after I was born, my mum or even Harry never speaking of him si...
Barren and cracked
The land runs thin
The sky forever burning
No water kept within
Heed to my calls
Mother Nature, bare us good
For our desert is barren
And the life here pleas for food
The sky still left cloudless
So vast and empty here
No rain cloud in sight
To wash away our fear
Heed to my calls
Mother nature, gives us the clouds
See to the rain
Will come to us found
Let your rain pour do...
"Okay, okay, which one is harder: law school or med school? I swear- if I hear you say law sch-"
"Of course it's law school! Why wouldn't it be law school?" Daniel's eyes widen, his mouth dropping open absolutely gobsmacked about his best friend's answer. Law school? Compared to learning the mechanics of medicine and human anatomy? How on Earth?
"What do you mean law school? What's so difficult...
Bang bang!
Shots plunder through the air
I cover my ears, cower in despair
"Mummy!"
I cry, though my voice too loud
The soldiers they come, arms open round
Push and shove
I'm marched into single file
Traipse through the mud and travel through the wild
Thud! Thud!
I land face first on cold wood deck
Hold myself close, embrace my neck
Cry, cry!
The babies do cry
And amongst those children, adults...
A soft sigh of wind brushes against the hairs of my neck, pulling the goosebumps to rise on my skin in response to the irritation. I grumble with discomfort, turning over to try to lull myself back to sleep despite the brazen cold that freezes my small dorm room shared with my roommate. Did I leave the window open? I frown, trying to recall my movements before resting in bed but my mind is too bu...
