Writing Prompt

I wanna be pretty

Guy wrenchingly so

I crave to be a sexual being

A modern day whore

I shake with this desire

I was always that kid

Hand up first

I will learn, as a philosopher

Questioning the point

When we’re learning about the curve

Am I special?

I’ve been told not

And haven’t we all heard

Of the hormonal teen girl

Who’s faux deep

Well I’m a little tired

Aching with hunger

I’m waiting to b...

Tap.

Tap…

Tap.

I keep a beat by tapping my pencil on the wooden desk. My head is full of thoughts, about anything but the exam. Ahead of me, the teacher glares.

Beside me, students slouch on the desks, their pencils scribbling lines on the white papers. I squirm, a bead of sweat rolling down my brow. I sigh, squirm some more- it’s really hot in here.

I haven’t slept in I don’t know when, I’m t...

Death gave me a flower today

I said no thank you and turned him away.

He looked at me wth saddened eyes,

As if my rejection sent him to his demise.

Death gave me a flower today,

I laughed at him putting him on display.

A single tear ran down his boney cheek,

As if his hollow eye socket sprung a tiny leak.

Death gave me a flower today,

In front of all his friends in the sick bay.

I grabbed t...

I wish I was Death.

Not I wish I was dead

though that thought lists in my brain

A morbid tumbleweed that drifts aimless

Hiding behind doors, rolling out from beneath loveseats.

No I wish I was Death.

If I were Death

With a capital D

The subjunctive made flesh

I would be an agent of change

Undeniable

Respected, feared, desired,

Recognized

No one ignores Death’s texts

Or asks Death what’s for d...

The quiet in the house was deafening.

Time slowed to a crawl as it slipped away quietly.

Her breaths were shallow, unable to sustain life.

I remember her mouth so dry from lack of water.

Sleep was the only thing she consumed.

And all I could do was wait…

Closing my eyes at night was painful.

Opening them in the morning hurt even more.

I always wondered, “Is this the day?”

Her eminent death seemed...

Am I dreaming?

Or am I awake?

This lonely soul of mine,

Is not yours to take.

Please keep your ruby rosebuds,

Just leave them at the door.

You do not scare me,

My life is not your horror.

The vines may creep,

Up, in and through

But honestly, peace out.

I've had quite enough of you....

I am procrastination

Let me inside your head

I’ll drain your will to achieve your goals

You’ll never get ahead

Forget that story you’re writing

There’s games to download in your apps

Your writing can wait, it’s not going anywhere

Just sit back, play and relax

I am procrastination

I know what’s best for you

Just come away, from that important task

It’s something you can come back too

Your list o...

Everyone wanted him, at least they wanted his attention. Why should Death be any different? Apollo was bored with it all, life had become rote and not even the thrill of courting Death could change that. He sighed and rested his face in his hand. The young god craved something different. What that was he did not know, only that he needed to escape the mundane existence of his immortality. De...

Yes... I’m here

alone in this silent place

my head rests on my cold palm’s face

and my heart beats at a fast pace

Yes I’m here

the sound of my heart echoes the room

the second me can sense the doom

lurking under the dark moon

Yes I’m here

on this throne of misery I sit

split between two choices; to live or to quit

time is running out; tick tock tick

Yes I’m here

i have a decision to make

wha...