Writing Prompt

Salty tears

I taste them on my lips

They burn in my eyes

And press into my heart

Salty tears

Run down my terrible face

From the depths of my aching soul

Down my chin

Dripping

Blurring the world

From sight

Sickly sweet anger

Only lasts so long

But wait a little while

And the salty tears will come

Flooding my body like a river

Rattling around my empty chest

That my heart has abandoned

Once the s...

My head lies in my hands

Sitting, knees up

Curled into myself

If I stand, I’ll collapse

I still can’t believe it

How did this happen?

I didn’t see the signs

I had no warning

He just cut it off

Just like that

Cut off everyone

& now I’m left in the ruins of it all

In the aftermath

I still don’t understand

Nowhere in there was there any communication

I wasn’t told a thing

Just a meeting

A talk

Th...

Ashes

Burn death

Skeleton bodies

All over

Tears on the muddy ground

People dressed in black

The aftermath of war

Is death

Death

Sadness

And hope seems so long ago...

Gaze upon,

These ashes.

Regard son,

Hopes dashed.

Hold between,

Your fingers.

What was seen,

After your errs.

Dance inside,

Darkness of consequence.

Delight in the silence,

Where you now reside.

Sit beside,

Languished offers.

And empty coffers,

Where the dead hide.

Stand amongst,

Ghosts of hope.

Grip the burnt rope,

Of twisted angst.

Paint this canvas,

The results of inaction.

Angels can’t ga...

I watch myself fade

Into something so unmade—

Fragments of pain

Pierce me with vain.

The aftermath will forever

Be the sole sever,

Cutting my skin

Reminding me of what could’ve been....

The day was dreadful, suspenseful, scary.

A bunch of weight on my shoulders, I carry.

I never meant to hurt her,

I was just honest, then it all went in a blur.

I’m home now, crying to myself.

She’s probably crying as well to herself.

I don’t know how apologize and make this better,

Maybe I could send a text, call, write a letter.

Maybe I should just not do anything, not say sorry.

I’m sorry, I’m...

I woke up with the sun shining on my face. It took me a few minutes before the events of last night came rushing back to me. I grab my phone hoping against hope that Draya had changed her mind and tried to contact me. My heart sank when I saw that there were no new messages or voicemails, no missed calls, nothing. I should’ve known. I wanted to cry and scream and fall apart all at once but at the ...

Lately I’m angry all the time

I fight so many thoughts

Before I can finally shut my eyes

Yet when I awake

The anger still resides

Tell me, are you pleased?

Does this bring you some delight?

I’m tired of being so cranky all the time

I believed you

When you said you would stay

Yet, as usual

All you’ve gone and done

Is push me away

Are you satisfied?

That what used to be love and longin...

Ring!

The bell rings, fourth periods over! Yes!

You are about to jump out of the door but you math teacher calls you over.

Dang, what does he want now? You wonder.

He gives you that scary, sly look that most teachers have these days.

“You got an F on your math quiz, please try Better next time.”

“No! No no no! I thought I did good!”

You whine like a little puppy.

He sighs, “No you didn’t. You can...

It tricks you. It burns then leaves a trail of black chard, black smoke and silence. It is also bright and beautiful with it dancing colors of red, of orange and yellow. It leaves behind death but the. Come growth of new new colors of greens, purples, blues, and everything in between, new songs. New life....