STORY STARTER

"I was just trying to be what you wanted."

Use this piece of dialogue to open a story surrounding a character who is struggling to meet someone's expectations.

What You Wanted

Poetry

You said you wanted me to be silent.

Silent and unseen.

But that tore on my heart

And beat on my soul

Until I ended up a heap on the floor

Dead.

Just dead.

All the way through.

I guess you got what you truly longed for…

Comments 4

Snakewriter

5 months ago

Amazing

Caralia🫶🏼

6 months ago

This is so true

💚 Froggy 💚

6 months ago

The line "All the way through." is really good, and I love what you did with the punctuation in this piece. It paces the reader and allows them to take in the lines. I liked a lot of your language too, and I think this is a very good poem. Nice job :)

A.L.R.

There is promise of better days you see, so let your battered heart be free. 14, she/her, lover of poetry, music, and hugs. Please know that you are perfectly imperfect, and deeply loved. More than you could ever know.