STORY STARTER
Write a short story that begins with a character saying something they should not have.
Thoughts of an insomniac poet
“Just get over it”
Just get over it?
Man, wish I’d thought of that first.
Wish I thought of it before the drugs and the hearse
Wish I thought of it before writing this verse
Wish I thought of it before I checked if it’d work
Dang
So it’s really that easy?
Just wake up one day and choose to be happy?
I’ve tried.
Really, I’ve tried and I’ve tried
Nothing really works
No matter how long I seem fine
I lock it up and put on a smile
It’s cliche?
No kidding
It’s my whole damn life
Damn
Forget me
For a minute or three
If I try to help others
Maybe I’ll be free?
But pain traced with paint
Still looks like pain
The more that I paint it
The more I feel drained
Somebody help me
I’m drowning again
And this time I’m scared
That it might be the end