Writing Prompt

They both sat together on the swinging bench, their shoulders hunched and eyes down. The only sign of another person nearby was the slight motion. One they each found comforting.

The invisible man never existed. No matter how hard he tried, no one would notice him. That was until one day he sat on the old bench in exasperation. To his suprise a voice appeared from beside him, as if cutting throug...

No I can’t see

Oh really

Well I don’t have many friends

Why?

Because I’m see through....

Maybe I’m a little crazy

Because my brain tells me that you’re real

Although I cannot see you

I’ve made a deathly deal

So don’t let them see me

Talking to myself

The nurses think they’re right

Constantly give me red pills

Reassuring me that I’m alright

But each night is different

Because I visit a diabolical shrink

He says I’m a sociopath

One step away from never going back

He also gives me dr...

I was born completely blind. No sight at all. Nothing. But I can hear and smell very well. So when a kind guy asked if I was blind I said yes. He smelled good, like morning rain and coffee. He was kind.

One day, he told me he was invisible. He asked if I believed him.

“I can’t see you. So why would it matter to me. To me you are invisible, but very very important.”...

A blind man, an invisible man and a ghost walk into a bar. Two of them go “Ahhhh” and the ghost is fine but on hearing them goes “Ahhhh” in solidarity. I just thought of that… You wouldn’t believe what I’m going to tell you because it sounds like the start of a joke but my story does involve these exact trio… supposedly.

I didn’t witness this myself but it was the blind man who came to me asked f...

“Oh sir, let me grab that for you!” A gentle, deep voice says.

Fallen groceries spot the sidewalk where Henry blindly dropped them.

Henry’s bag felt heavier and fuller as the mystery man placed his groceries back.

“What is you name, kind sir?” Henry asked.

The man laughed. “Peter.”

“Why did you laugh?” Henry asked, afraid he offended Peter in some way.

“No one asks my name, or really anythin...

Christine, Esmeralda, Selena, Yujin, and May Lin were in the cultural department, at the prestigious University of Singapore in China, they are studying abroad for a year, to learn more about the history, traditions, culture, and mythology of China. Esmeralda were reading the historical context from a manuscript, she discovered at the library in May Lin’s house yesterday.

The contents reveals, a...

“Pardon me, I didn’t see you there,” the older gentleman chuckled, “of course, it’s not like I would see anyone at all.”

“You see me?” Patrick stuttered, “I mean…you…”

“No, I lost my vision a decade ago,” the man said, “can you please help me get to the bank?”

“Um, yeah, of course,” Patrick was caught off guard, “people never even notice I’m around.” Patrick always felt invisible due to his sma...

“Sorry, it’s crowded in here today.”

“No problem, the seat across from me is open. Let me shift my coat.”

Tapping the cafe table’s edge lightly with his cane, Ned manuvered on the chair. Molly, his seeing eye dog, curled beneath the table.

“Terribly kind of you to share your table. Don’t let me disturb you. I can tell you were typing on a laptop and listening to Mozart on your headphones. Class...

I hate that I can’t see what people are seeing

I thought it was over no friends for me

I hate that I can’t see normal things

I miss the life I use to have

When I would smile and I could see people smile back

Until one day I walked out my door

Feet shuffled against the concrete floor

Ready for another day of “do you need a hand?” “What can you see?”

I hear someone crying around the Corner

No happ...