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WRITING OBSTACLE
Submitted by <3 Gaby
Write about an important event, but with the opposite emotion than is usually associated with it.
Try to look on the opposite side of the story to either find the secret light or hidden darkness.
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As fire spreads
And children burn,
And men cry,
And women scream,
And elders stare
I walk down the street.
and then trees fall,
And smoke rises,
And our planet breaks just like it did to me.
So while everyone dies and hides and runs and screams
I look up in the sky, smile and say,
â What a beautiful dayâ...
Thereâs nothing in my brain
No feelings to explain
My creativity down the drain
Because I quieted the pain
The meds are working
But it doesnât feel good
Because you canât light a fire
Without any wood
So set me ablaze!
Let the old me out!
So at least Iâll have something
To write about
I wanted to get better but
This absence is stark
Feeling nothing isnât better
I miss the dark...
As I saw my brother in the ditch, dead, I didnât feel sad or mad for some reason. The only emotion that I was feeling, was excitement and satisfaction.
Body felt these emotions but my mind was filled with questions. Why? How? Who? What? My mind was in distress when my emotions were controlled.
I would never see my brother again because he crashed into the ditch and the only emotion i was feeli...
In den Blumen zirpts, in den BĂ€umen rauschts
Von innen drĂŒckts meine Brust hinaus
Die TrÀnen krazen mir im Hals
Dein Lachen laut ĂŒber die Wiese schallt
Obschon der FrĂŒhling bald schon hier
Wirdâs kĂ€lter immer mehr in mir
Der frost droht mich zu rauben
In den Röben hangen die reifen Trauben
Die du pflĂŒckst und die so schön
Dein Gesicht rot fÀrben, so tönt
Doch die Sonne auf dem Wasser klar
FĂŒr ...
(Sarcasm is my love language)
Happy birthday to me. Wow turning 16 is such a big deal. Well let me tell you this. It is only fun when you can drive. And fun fact, you cant drive if you just got your leg amputated.
Ya, bone cancer is super fun. And while I do agree that there is quite a but of relief not having a deadly disease in your body, it is more fun when you actually have a leg....
Valentineâs Day.
At my age, I probably shouldn't worry about romance.
And I don't.
I am not one of those people who hate Valentine's Day just because they are single and resentful. I don't care about having a boyfriend.
Still, itâs degrading not having anyone to look forward to to show me appreciation for, well, anything.
Actually, last year, I got elbowed in the nose by a random guy. Looking...
ââHey Tess, Happy Valentines Day! Do you have any plans?â Sarah textsâ
I stop and stare at the phone.
ââNo. You?ââ
ââYeah this guys taking me out!!! He's sooooo dreamyyyy and he has this friend that you may like! I can set you up.ââ
ââEh no thanks. I don't really want to date right now.ââ
ââAlright! Time to go get ready!ââ
ââByeââ
âTess leaned on her apartment wall and sighed. Plum came and...
It was my birthday.
We went to an observatory that day.
I was so excited.
Now, Iâm not so sure.
Iâm off to the side right now, meanwhile my mother has forced my father to take pictures of her by the view to post on social media.
Maybe I was overreacting.
Surely, I mustâve been.
But I was so tired.
Iâll never be able to compete with her one true love, herself. And how she looked on Facebook...
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