Writing Prompt
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STORY STARTER
Submitted by Grégorienne
Malnourished
Write a short story or poem around this theme - remember it does not have to be literal.
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Most people understand hunger
as a lack of food
Of an emptiness
A hole inside you you long to fill
But it’s not
It’s a constant clawing
Digging deep
always
Ripping flesh
Tearing me apart
second
by
ticking
second
It’s not empty
It’s full
full of pain
and suffering
Something that will never never end
Even if i get out of this place
I will always be hungry
Always be dying...
The monster stirs somewhere beneath the sand. Gritty grains roll over warty, jerky-dry skin with every guttural groan of restlessness. Of thirst. Of hunger. Of loneliness.
Many suns have passed since, each one rising to unleash wraith on the dunes. Burning rays stab down, a death stare fixing upon eternity.
Hot headed and cold hearted.
The monster simply crouches there, roasting alive in an oven...
When every piece of chocolate hurts,
When every choice is about numbers,
When mirrors are the enemies,
You’re starving.
When makeup hides the darkened skin,
When bones are sticking through the fabric,
When you’re “too much” and “not enough”,
You’re dying.
When going out feels like a chore,
When all the eyes seem to inspect you,
When water weighs and air abrades,
You’re breaking.
Malnourished -...
morning has broken
But not a word spoken
Eye to eye
Intensity prevails
Yet still a mask and vail
A night of hope
And endless desire
Yet such blank stares
Despite all that transpired
A moment of lust
A glimpse of love
Was that brief moment
A weakness or something from above
So complicated
Yet plain
No one could explain
But us...
But you do not care,
You couldn’t be bothered, nor the least bit concerned.
You didn’t even stay as I was forced beneath the dirt.
The dirt that you walk on and spit at with your tongue,
Just like you walked all over me and everyone in this family.
No, you may say you’re sorry and that you seek forgiveness.
But the things you have done — we will ALWAYS be restless.
Rid us of pain and of all of o...
Touch
Hold
Hold myself to feel anything
To feel as if someone else is here
I miss the days when someone was there
Near me
With me
The graze of a hand
On my shoulder
On the small of my back
Fingers intertwined
I’m dying for it all
To feel again
To feel the desire
To be wanted by another
Even if for a small fraction of a second
But things have changed
I’m like an animal
Or a child
D...
I am over this,
Being fed this grief.
I wish I am this,
I want this numb to be a thief.
I am stuck with this,
Spoon fed loved one’s passings.
Turn my heart into chrysalis,
So my soul can hold these stings.
I feel it spilling out,
my eyes and mouth.
Losing my ability to shout,
Everything going south.
These shoulders bear all,
Until death wishes to call.
I hold onto her at this ball,
Dancing till...
Inhaling all of you,
My lungs full.
This stomach dull,
My heart still oh so blue.
These eyes see nothing else,
My hands without.
This soul devout,
My heart still on the shelf.
These scars miss your touch,
My mouth whistles your voice.
This boy with no choice,
My heart can no longer vouch.
This body now at rest,
My chest heavy.
These eyes all teary.
Goodnight to all you could attest.
/
Love yo...
“the brighter the white,
the darker the black”
(not with the theme, my cat passed this morning and this is in her honor)
there is nothing
in this life
as evil
as the death of pet
the are the only thing
in this world
that produce unconditional love
love,
that you can have to work
very hard to not receive
love,
that doesn’t judge how much fat
is on your body
that doesn’t ju...
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