Writing Prompt

I’m here but I’m not

You think of me a lot

But I never show my face

Not at the same place

I use paper and pen

And talk to you from my den

No one’s knows who spoke the words

But only the melody matters when it’s the birds

I can make a change from the shadows

And change all these cities to meadows

If you listen to what I say

There’s hope for another day

Voice is what matters

When everything scat...

Rings of coffee decorate the book of blue

Scribbles in its guts, rantings

Instructions on how to survive

Ink stains on my fingertips

Stark raving madness in their eyes

The door swings open

And a seat is pulled up for the broken:

Shards of whiskey tumbled stones

Bones coated in barleycorn syrup—

The door swings shut, never locked

Bears lap the honey from the runaway

Never mindful about no...

In a world of social media,

Where we can be who we want to be,

The most dangerous disguise, I find,

Is the mask of anonymity.

To be a faceless person,

Behind an avatar and handle,

Is to feel untouchable,

While others lives they dismantle.

Someone you may pass,

As you’re walking down the street,

May be the same person on the web,

Who makes you feel incomplete.

It’s awful when a total stranger,

T...

How often

Do we say

That weird word

Anonymous

We say it

When we don’t know who sent

The love letter

From anonymous

It is the name we give ourselves

When we don’t want

To be found out

Submitted anonymously

The variation of the word

Meaning not special

Not unique, not outstanding, not individual

The anonymity

The scary word we use so often

Often we say it without purpose

But this word i...

People are so so comfortable

In their anonymity

There is no fear of judgement

When you hide behind a mask

A screen

You’re brave

Because you don’t have to face

The face on the other side of that screen

Anonymity gives people dumb courage

To be bold in ways

That in person would be mean

But who cares

It’s just a little insipid picture

A stranger hidden behind a profile

Not a real human being

Suc...

I remember

People‘s faces

Names I‘ve heard in passing

But I wonder

In all these places

Am only I not laughing?

Nowhere I walk

This strangeness leaves

Familiarity gone from the dictionaries

Do they look away with mind

Or do they just not care?

Could it be they‘re blind

Or don‘t have time to spare?

A grain of sand

Among millions on land

Is that what I am?

A shard of glass

Lying on the grass

Th...

Feeling, empty shelled.

My soul leaked out, unable to maintain form.

My butterflies come in the pain of a gut wrenching punch.

I can smile. I can laugh.

I’ve been stuck on the same mountain but somehow progressing.

Emotions shotguned.

Sad. Happy. Fine. Frustrated. Furious. Ashamed. Lonely…

A goal in sight.

One goal in mind.

Succeed....

I watch from a distance

I stare from afar

I love from a space

I feel with separation

I love from afar

I stare from space

I love with separation

I watch from afar

My love, I am yours

But I know

you will never be mine...

Everyday life is peaceful,

Heroes appear make it better,

Many places needed a kind heart,

Anonymous people showed up,

Friendly behaving like an angel,

Spreading positive energy,

Planting a seed of love,

Without return,

Hope kindness all around the world.

Doctors help us to stay healthy,

Firefighters save us from death,

Still more anonymous efforts,

Keeping us together as a family.

Parents give a...

Always hiding behind a mask

Hiding your identity, no longer a harrowing task

Nobody knows you truly

You can run rampant and unruly

Say anything you want

You can brag and flaunt

But is it the right thing to do?

Even if they don’t know it’s you?

Criticisms you spout

But will you begin to doubt?

What if they knew it was you?

Would the things you say still be true?...