Writing Prompt

Gently,

he rose from sleep

turning—skin brushed against

her skin, time had never passed so

slowly....

*I’ve had two of these. One today at karate and one yesterday at school*

There’s a screech.

A sound ringing in my ears,

repeating over and over again

my poor, misled fears,

a voice that won’t stop

breaking me down again.

They’re looking at me.

I’m messing up.

How am I supposed to

keep up with them?

They do their own things,

and I’m breaking down.

Stop showing weakness.

Please stop.

Please stop....

I sat there for hours. I watched the sun bid her farewell to her beloved Earth, falling slowly under the horizon. The wind blew through the leaves, echoing a gentle kiss that softly caressed my cheek. I never knew the true forms of the world were so intricate. Everything became surreal, like a dream who whispered peace into my ear. Minutes passed by like years, the slowness of the day overwhelming...

I sit out the porch enjoying the ocean,

The salt air I’ll leave behind.

I feel the same air in which keeps me alive,

Killing me.

Out I’ll be,

by the mountains, and change of scenery.

The same breeze for which I enjoy,

Chokes me.

By the grasp of a second,

Memories turns into sadness,

Sadness turns into spiraling thoughts;

And while time had never passed so slowly,

My heartbeat has never rac...

When three people disappear

during one little season,

sometimes you’d expect

there to be a good reason.

But, no. Gone like the wind,

not enough time for an introduction.

Battled a war, fought valiantly,

they became their own destruction.

One with an infiltrator,

one lost in her mind,

and one who got away.

They were all very blind.

Summer was the war

nobody ever expected.

While the bodies laid b...

Time has never moved as fast

I used to reach up to grab your hand

Now I look down at you

As my childhood nears its end

Time has never moved as fast

I stood looking for you in my tutu

I always curtsie low toward you,

I find you when I hear you scream ‘Madi Lou’

Time has never moved as fast

You always told me to learn

As much as I can

So when I sit in my dorm, I yearn

Time has never mo...

Moonlight had nothing on you, the whole world was watching but you were the only thing that made sense to me.

I will pick you over the first touch of the sunrise, her warmth doesn’t bring fire to my bones.

Flowers had nothing on you, all the colours couldn’t match your eyes but the way you looked at them made me wish I was one of them, standing there in front of you, in the field of fallen leav...

I will wait for you

Take as long as you need to

But I will be here

Where are you right now

I know you are still trying

So good luck on that

The cactus at night

Took my own eyes far away

Never to be seen

The sunshine of joy

Steals away my ears at day

Deafening silence

My undeserved joy

Gone like tears from a martyr

I will learn again

Now I know that you

You, you are alive for now

Tears aren’t...

i lay in your arms

like all the other times before

but this time is different

this time i’m letting go

and i cry

while you cry

our tears melt into one

i’d love to just stay here

but i know that it wouldn’t do me well

and as i utter those four words

“can we stay friends?”

i look in your eyes and see them glass

glass im willing to break

i await your answer

no turning back

time has n...

My teachers whistle pierces the air,

And I'm dragged unwillingly into despair.

Push-ups, sit-ups, jumping jacks,

Each movement feels like an attack,

Why must I suffer through this ordeal?

Oh, how I long for the final bell's chime,

To escape this torment and prison of mine,

But the clock seems frozen in time.

Seconds turn to years,

Minutes drag on,

Hours linger,

Moments stretche on,

With...