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I'm 24 and working at a hospital as a PCA (Patient Care Associate).

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Creative Writing > Poetry Poetry: Communication: 2 of 24
Searching for a Word(The Companion)What denotes belief, to believe withouta dubious fault? Is it within the strugglesof the heart, to give up a controlling pride?I look at him and hope to trust, for wearybones cannot provide a healthy diet.Communication is without speech. Hereads my thought like the evening paper.I scatter to... More..
Creative Writing > Poetry Poetry: Rebellion: 4 of 23
Fighting to Remain: Hollowed Breaths(The Dying Challenger)Wrestling for dominance, I struggle forsurvival, hanging onto the last glimpseof a silhouette. I am becoming no longer.I bicker with him about the amenities,the quiet qualities that embrace a sullenexistence. I challenge his every move. (Fromthe enormity of an ocean to... More..
Creative Writing > Poetry Poetry: History: 13 of 53
Ashes from Pompeii(The Oracle) (The freedom of the world tilts on the explicable center of a king baring marks of tragedy, marks of passionate intimacy).Time seems to be endless, besides thefact that history teeters on a fulcrum,Placed squarely in the conscience,Within the blotted memory that a man can die for a man, yet alo... More..
Creative Writing > Poetry Poetry: Death: 198 of 693
Waiting in Line for a Funeral(The Resurrected)Death hovers like a habitual cloud. The mourningechoes off the building walls. Closed within mycorpse, layers of false perception chafe as skin.I am now a photograph, a bittersweet memoryin the mines of existence. I am no hero.Embalming oils cannot overcome my weakness.The stench ... More..
Creative Writing > Poetry Poetry: Intimacy: 14 of 42
Intimacy as a Means to Repent(The Doubter)I clamor for relevance, for acceptance:Cooing words of softly spoken rhymesrolling off the tongue, dancing to a jingle.Who am I with this mask of shadows?Hinting at a state of dejection, and I am notwho I am. I am not fulfilling purpose.I am not him. (The man who bares my soul,The man... More..
Creative Writing > Poetry Poetry: Self-image: 46 of 134
A World of WeightI watch a woman eating a gyro, its contentsdrip onto the blouse that covers her body, labeled morbidly obese.I hope that I'm not associated with her as Iscrutinize her vulnerabilities, which crumblelike the cookie she consumes.Smoke climbs from a cigarette and I wonderif she does it to increase her metabolism... More..
Creative Writing > Poetry Poetry: Tourists: 2 of 5
Foreign InvasionTourists spill onto the beach and into the buoyantwaters. The women expose their thighs, applyingexfoliating mud onto the skin the natives cannotbare. A woman, covered head to toe, stares at theirshowcase; is she envious or offended? The crowd stays united,Content with speaking only to their Jordanian guide.An... More..
Creative Writing > Poetry Poetry: Jesus: 80 of 196
Epilogue: Letters of Blood, Written in Glory(Alpha, The Bridegroom, The Redeemer,The King of Kings, The Way, The Truth,& The Life, The Son of Man, Omega)Words dribbled on paper, I am more than thepaper that holds these words. Taste the printof the paper, it can be sweet if it's understood.The world looks for signs, but what i... More..
Creative Writing > Poetry Poetry: War: 243 of 544
Thoughts Before the Dying of the SunI scratch my head to a war-mongering posteras nations rage over the bloodying prospectsof an already tired sun. I choke on our so-called peace,The comfortable coalition of savage security outlined inepitaphs spun during late-night dinner chatter:"Can anyone hold back their enemy lines?Those... More..
Relationships & Family > Successful Dating Dating tips for a successful relationship: 21 of 46
First off, we must define relationships and the purpose of dating. Media portrays dating as the testing or experimentation of the heart, allowing for emotional promiscuity on every level. Contrary to perception, the heart of dating should be much more. The heart of dating should be entirely purposeful and focused in the direc... More..